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conformity  avec  les  conditions  du  contrat  de 
filmage. 

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papier  est  irnprim6e  sont  film«s  en  commen^ant 
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dernidre  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
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plat,  selon  le  cas.  Tous  les  autres  exemplaires 
originaux  sont  film6s  en  commen^ant  par  la 
premidre  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impression  ou  d'illustration  et  en  terminant  par 
la  dernidre  page  qui  comporte  une  telle 
empreinte. 

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dernidre  image  de  cheque  microfiche,  selon  le 
cas:  le  symbole  — »►  signifie  "A  SUiVRE".  le 
symbols  V  signifie  "FIN". 

Les  cartes,  planches,  tableaux,  etc.,  peuvent  dtre 
film6s  d  des  taux  de  rdduction  diff^rents. 
Lorsque  le  document  est  trop  grand  pour  6tre 
reproduit  en  un  seul  clich6,  il  est  film6  d  partir 
de  I'angle  sup6rieur  gauche,  de  gauche  d  droite, 
et  de  haut  en  bas,  en  prenant  le  nombre 
d'images  n6cessaire.  Les  diagrammes  suivants 
illustrent  la  mdthode. 


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Joint  Hksomtion  to  Authoi;izk  thk  (Joveunoi!  and 

('0UN<'1L     to      Al'l'OINT     A      I'kKSON     OI!      PkIISONS     TO 

Uei'hksent  the  State  'jk  '^'ew  Hampshiue  at  the 

PhOPOSED   f'ELEMRATIOX    AT    LoiMSIlU  IK;. 

[•SoOO  appropriated. J 

Hv^olveii  hji  tin:   Senate   and  House  of  Rcpresejitatuu-is  in 
"^eth-ral    Court  convened: 

That  the  governor  and  oouncil  are  herein'  autliorized  to 
appoint  a  |)erson  or  persons  to  reftresent  the  state  of  \e\v 
Hampshire  at  the  |)ropose(l  eelebration  of  tlie  one  hundred 
and  fiftieth  anniversaiy  of  the  cai)ture  of  Louisbnrg,  to  be 
hehl  at  Louishur*;-  June  17.  1805.     Such  re|)resentative  or 
r(!i)resentatives  shall  leceive  their  actual  expenses  only,  and 
tht^  same  sliall  he  paid  from  any  money  in  the  treasury  not 
otherwise  a|)pro[)riated,  upon  approval  of  the  governor  and 
coinicil.      The  governor  and    council   are  hereby    further 
autliorized  to  cause  to  be  printed  not  exceeding  two  thou- 
sand copies  of  the  report  of  such  representative  or  repre- 
sentatives, together  with    the   names  of  the  soldiers  frouj 
New  Hampshire  who  served  at  the  capture  of  Louisbuig, 
and  all  of  the  historical  facts  connected  therewith,  the  same 
to  be  distributed  as  follows:    One  copy  to  each  representa- 
tive and  senator  of  the  New  Ifampshire  legislature,  one  copy 
to  each  state  otlicer,  one  copy  to  each  (Jrand  Army  post  in 
the  state,  (uie  copy  to  each   town   lil»rary  in  the  state,  and 
(he  balance  to  be  deposited  in  the  state  library  and  disposed 
of  by   the    trustees   thereof  in   the   same   manner  as   other 
publications    deposited    therein.       The    total    expenditure 
under  this  resolution  shall  not  exceed  live  Inmdred  dollars. 

[Ap[»roved  March  28.  ISDo.] 

iSi'ssluii  La/vs  of  189,'),  <:hapt«'r  138. 


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1 J.  mo 


Ills    KXCKLI-KNCV 

("UAKLKS  A.  lUSIKL,  (iovKiiNci!. 

And  TiiK  HoNoi: AISLE  Council, 

Appoiiitt'd  tlie  writer  siiocial  coininissioiu'i'  to  repirscMit 
N(,'\\  Iliim])sliiiv  iit  tlic  jiroposed  i'eU'l)riiti()ii  iit  l.ouislnirg, 
CaiH'  HivltMi,  .liiiif  IT.  l.'^O'),  (Mtllect  the  liistoriful  fiU'ts, 
iiaines  of  the  New  Ihiinpsliire  soldiers  and  sailors  in  tlie 
expedition,  and  eanse  tlie  same  to  l)e  pnblislied. 

After  one  hundred  and  fifty  years  iiave  eonie  and  ^one 
sinee  the  events  look  |»laee,  with  the  loss  of  all  the  muster 
rolls  and  many  other  documents  that  would  tlu-(»w  lii;-ht  on 
the  suhjeet.  I  lind  the  best  explanation  of  the  situation  by 
lion.  (Miai'les  Hudson  (d'  Lexington,  Mass.,  in  the  New 
Kngland  (ienealo«;ieal  and  Anti(juarian  liegister.  Vol.  24, 
8(!7  :  "  Kvery  anti(iuary  who  has  attempted  to  explore  that 
held  must  have  l)een  disa])])()iuted  in  not  being  able  to  find 
a  list  of  the  gallant  men  who  served  in.  the  memorable  ex- 
pedition to  ("ape  IJretou  in  174").  when  the  undiseii)lined 
militia  of  New  Kngland  took  Ivouisburg  from  the  veteran 
troops  of  Franee.  It  will  be  recollected  that  liuU  expedi- 
tion originated  with  the  colony,  and  was  executed  by 
colonial  troops.  The  bravery  displayed  and  the  eom[»lete 
success  which  crowned  the  enterprise  attracted  attention 
across  the  Atlantic,  so  that  the  mother  country  readily 
assumed  the  act  and  paid  the  cost  of  the  expedition.  To 
ailjust  these  accounts  it  became  necessary  that  tliey  should 
have  the  I'olls.  and  they  were  acc(»rdingly  sent  to  England, 
and  have  never  been  returned.  In  fact,  the  same  is  ti'ue  of 
the  records  of  the  c(unu/il  of  that  day;  they  were  sent  to 
the  liouu'  government,  and  the  copies  now  in  the  archives 
of  the  state  are  transcrii)ts  from  the  original  records.  No 
such  copies  of  these  rolls  have  ever  been  made,  and  hence 
our  andiives  furnish  no  lists  of  these  brave  men.  Feeling 
the  great    nce<l   cd'  some   such    list,    I   have  eiuleavored   to 


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NKW    IIAMI'SIIIIJK    MKX    AT    K(  iC  ISIU' !!( i.  tS 

collect  from  nil  soiircfs  witliiii  my  lejicli,  tlic  iiamos  of  the 
otliccrs  and  soldiers  who  served  in  that  camiJaiyn.  IJut  I 
have  found  the  task  more  dini(!ult  than  I  anticipated.  In 
the  first  place,  hut  few  of  the  lists  I  have  been  ahle  to  find 
j^ive  Hie  residence  of  the  otHicers  or  soldiers,  so  that  in  maiiv' 
cases  it  is  dil'ficnlt  to  determine  even  to  what  state  certain 
men  or  detachments  belong'.  Neither  do  the  lists  I  have 
been  able  to  find  profess  to  l)e  fnll  or  [jcrfect.  In  fact  they 
arc  not  properly  rolls  of  the  companies.  They  are,  rather, 
partial  reports  of  the  sanitary  condition  of  certain  detach- 
ments at  particular  stations,  or  of  the  men  assigned  to  a 
particular  command,  or  the  signers  of  petitions  for  a  certain 
object,  or  the  nanu's  of  those  who  empowered  ii  certain 
person  to  act  as  their  agent  in  receiving  their  bounty  or 
share  of  the  spoils.  In  some  cases  we  have  only  the  notice 
that  such  an  one  is  in  the  hospital,  or  is  dead,  or  is  dis- 
charged for  inability.  I  have  thought  it  due  to  the  public 
to  make  this  statenuMit,  that  they  may  see  how  much  de- 
pendence may  be  |»laced  upon  the  lists  I  jiropose  to  o-ive. 
I  cannot  say  that  they  are  i)erfect,  or  entirely  reliable,  but 
only  tha(  I  have  used  my  best  endeavors  to  make  them  as 
perfect  as  my  means  would  allow,  aiid  I  flatter  myself  that 
my  labors  have  not  been  entirely  in  vain." 

This  description  of  the  situation  of  affairs  by  Mr.  Hudson 
lipplies  as  well  to  New  Hampshire  as  to  Massachusetts. 
The  nuiid)er  of  men  from  New  Hampshire  in  the  expedition 
when  it  sailed  for  I.ouisburg  was  '')i)2.  Kecruits.  1-20  at 
least,  and  probably  more.  Have  found  (he  names  of  4!)(» 
men,  leaving  VH\  unaccounted  for.  The  residences  of  the 
men.  as  given,  are  the  writer's. 

The  writer  is  under  great  obligations  to  Senator  (iallin- 
ger,  who  called  the  attention  of  Secretary  Olney  to  the 
missing  muster-rolls  and,  through  him,  of  Minister  IJavard 
in  England,  where  the  rolls  undoubtedly  went  as  vouchers, 
although  no  clue  to  them  has  been  obtained  there  yet. 

We  \u)\K'  our  members  of  eongi-ess,  with   the  assistance 


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NKW     IIAMI'SIIll!!';    MI'A    Al"    I.ol' ISIU' !!( i. 


<it"  tlio  (loli'giitudis  tVoni    MiissiU'liusetts,   Uliodc   Isliiiid,  iiiid 

Connectictit.  will  sociiiv  an  appropriiitioii  from  tlie  <i,'overn- 

nieiit  to  (Mial)l(!  t'lirtlior  iiivt'sti^ations  to  ho  made,  and,  if 

jiossihle,  to  ol)tain  coi'ics  of  tlio  rolls,  in  order  tiiat   jnstiee 

may  he  done  to  the  memory  of  the  hrave  men  who  captured 

Loiiishurg. 

(iKOIUJK  C.  (JILMOHK, 

Special  Vtnnm'i)<!<'ii>)K'r. 
Manehester.  X.  II..  Sept.  25,  lH9(i. 


The  provincial   ydvernment  of  New   Ilampsliiif  in  1745 
consisted  of  a  royal  t;'overnor.  coniieil,  and  as.sendjjy. 

GocrrHor. 
IiKNMNc;    \VkNT\V0I!TII. 

CoKiicil. 

(leorj-e  .Faff  re  v. 
Jotham  (.diorn, 
Henry  Sherhiirne. 
.Joseph  Sherhnrne. 
Kllis  Ihiske. 
Theodore  Atkinson, 
Samuel  Sojley. 
.lolin  Downing;', 
lii<-liard  \Vil>ir(h 
Samuel  Smith. 

A.sxeiii/1/1/. 

Province  of    (  Anno  Hegni  J{eois  (Jeorgii  Secundi.  Magna' 
New  Hamp'    i  Urittanise,    Franeia-    el    IIiherni;e.     Decimo 
( )etavo,  \'e. 

A  .lournal  of  the  House  of  Kepre.sentatives  at  a  (Jeneral 
Assenil)ly  of  his  Majesty's   Tidvince  of  New   H;'mpshire  in 


\l 


NKW     IIAMI'SIIIIM.;    MKN    AT    Loirisi'.r I.M i. 


Nfw  ICiini'  In-uiiii  iiiid  liL'ld  at    Pcrtsni"  in  s'l   Pn.viiicc  on 
Tlnirsday  24  Janiiiirv,  Anno  Dom:  174"). 

(  Nittlianiel  Hnofi's.  Es(| 
I'oi'tsm"  J  Kk-azer  IJiissidl.  l-:s(i 

(  lltMuy  Slu'rhnrn,  jun. 

(  Coll.  Tlionias  Wailiiiufuid 
i><»vt'i'  j  Tlionias  MiII(U.  Ksii. 

(  ('apt.  .Idlui  \Vin;;('l 

Hampton  Kails     )  ')  '•  '  r".''''  '  '''"•'••'« '!< 
(  Mr.  Alcsliccli  W  cai' 

j  Col.  I'clcr  (liliiian 

j  Ml'.  Zcl).  CidcoMs 
Moses  Levitt,  l"]s([. 
William  Frost.  Ivs(|. 
•lomitlian  Lock 
Ma  j'   lOheii'  Stevens.  I-]s(|. 
Clement  March.  ICstp 
(u'oi'oe  W^alton.  Ivs(|, 
Ca|tt.  Israel  (Jilmaii 
Capt    Jonathan  Thompson 
Mr  John  Wallace.  Sen 


I'.xetei- 


Stretham 
New  Castle 
live 

Kingston 
( Jreenland 
*N'e\vinglon 
New  Maiket 
Durham 
lj(»ndonderrv 


Friday  Fehy  1.  Declared  by  the  House,  not  legally 
elected,  and  disnnssed. 

Fehy  12.  .Mr.  Secretary.  Coll.  Downing  iV  .Mr.  Wibird 
came  into  the  House  A:  declaring  they  were  sent  to  (|ualiFy 
John  Fahyan.  Kscp  adminis''  the  oath  to  him.  iV  he  took  his 
place  in  y'   House  heing  directiMl  theivto  l»y  the  speaker. 


■loiinnil  of'  the  /I"iik,\ 

Fryday,  Feh''  \'  1745.  Met  according  to  adjournm'  \- 
all  y''  UKMuhcrs  pi'esent. 

Iiiclr'  Wihird  \\<a\.  brought  down  a  lett(<r  I'rom  his  Fxc' 
(Jov'  Shirley  with  some  pa|)t'rs  {{elating  to  the  [iroceedings 
of  the  (iov'  of  the  Mass.  Hay  on  an  intended  F.xpedition  to 
I.rouishur<>'. 


'  i;U>ctc(l  tn  fill  llu'  viicnncy  <';iii^i'(l  hy  the  illsinlss.il  n(  (iiMirjic  W;iltiiii.  lOsii 


II 

8  MOW    IIAMl'SllllIK    MKN    AT    l,(  H' ISIIC  IM  i. 

(| 

(Ini'miiir  Shir/ri/  s  Citiiniiiiniratiitn.  I 

I'luviiict'  ot"  the        /  1 

iMiissiicliiisi'tts  r»iiy  \  I 

Tilt'  Coininittt'c  of  liolli    Houses    tipoii  tln' siiltjeet  of  his  t 

I'lxcelh'iicy's    iiiessiiyes   of  tlie  !!•"'  ^'v  lill'  iiisliiiit    iiiiike  the  j 

followiiin'  rcpoit,  viz.  | 

'I'hiit  tiie\  hiive  heeii  iilteiMhMl  hy  two  ( leiitU'ineii  wiio 
iiiive  latelv  Iteeii  prisoners  ill  liOiiishiiin'  cV  l)v  otliers  wh(» 
\\\\\v  l»eeii  traders  there  tS:  who  aic  well  acquainted  with  the 

place,  from  whom  the  ("ommittee  luive  received  inforiiiation  I 

that  the  (Jarrison  there  does  not  consist  of  more  than  live 
or  six  iiundred  re^nlar  Ti'oops  i^:  that  there  are  not  aliove 
three  or  four  hnndied  lighting  men  of  the  Inhahitants,  that 
they  have  t»nt  a  small  stock  of  Provisions,  that  i\w\  have 
no  vessi'ls  of  l-'orce  in  their  llarhoiir.  and  that  the  |)lace  is 
at  this  time  less  capahle  of  heiny  defended  against  an  attack 
than  its  prohahle,  it  will  he  hercaftei-. 

'I'lie  Committee  tht;refore  art!  of  opinion  that  it  is  incum- 
bent upon  tliisdovernment  to  end)race  this  favourable  oppor- 
tunity to  attempt  the  reduction  thereof;  and  they  hund)ly 
propose  that  his  Hxcellytlie  ('apt.  (ieneral  be  desiied  togivi. 
forth  his  I'rottlamation  to  encouiag'e  the  Inli.stment  of  three 
'I'housand  N'oluntecis  under  such  |)roper  oHiccrs  as  he  shall 
appoint.  That  each  peison  so  enlisting  be  allowed  Twenty- 
live  shillings  pi'  month.  iV.  that  there  be  delivered  to  each 
man  a  blanket,  that  one  month's  pay  be  advanced  ^:  that 
they  be  entitled  to  all  the  plunder. 

'I'liat  provision  be  made  for  the  furnishing  of  necessary 
warlike  stores  for  the  l\xi»edition.  That  four  months  provi- 
sions be  laid  in,  That  a  ("ommittee  be  appointed  to  procure 
iS:  lit  vessels  to  serve  as  Transports  to  be  ready  to  depart  by 
the  beginning  of  March,  and  that  a  sidtable  naval  force  be 
provided  for  their  convoy,  as  this  Court  shall  hereafter  order. 
That  application  be  forthwith  made  to  the  (Jovernment  of 
New  York,  the  Jerseys  &  I'ennsylvania,  New  Ihimpshire, 
Connt'cticutt   &  IJhode    Island    to   furnish    their    respective 


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(^iintiis  of  men  iV  vessels  tu  iiccompiiiiy  or  I'ullow  (lie  h'orees 
of  this  I'ldviiiee. 

In  tlie  iiiiine  v\:.  hy  (>r<ler  of  the  ( 'oimiiittee. 

Will.  l'op]iereII. 

Ill  Coiiiieil.  Jan.  ^o.  1  7 45— Ucad  ^  Sent  down. 

In  the  House  of   |{e|»reseiit\  .Ian.  :j.").    1745 — IJead  \'  Ac- 
cepted.    Sent  lip  for  conciirreiiec. 

T.  Ciishino'.  Speak'. 
In  (.■oiiiicil.  Jan.  25.  1745 — Head  iV  c.iiniiiii'd. 

J.  Williai'd,  Sec\ 
Consented  to 

\V.  ShiHey. 
Copy  exaiiiiir'  pr.  J,  Williard  Sec'. 

Saturday,  FeliJ'  y''  ±'  1745,  Met  according'  to  adjoiirn- 
ineiit  vV  the  Com''  of  l»otli  Houses  on  tlie  subject  of  (iov' 
Shirh'ys  letter  iV  some  ((tli"r  papers  hiid  l)efore  the  House 
yesterday  by  his  Exc'  haviiin'  made  their  Report,  it  was 
brought  into  the  House  by  Mr.  Downing  iV  Mr.  Solly  \-  read 
as  follows : 

Province  of  New  Hamp'. 

The  Committee  of  both  Hous(\s  on  the  subject  of  his 
Excellency  Governor  Shirleys  letter  iiid  some  other  papers 
laid  before  the  Assembly  this  day  liy  his  Excellency  : 

The  Committee  are  of  opinion  that  it  is  iiicunii)eiit  upon 
this  I'rovince  to  do  all  they  can  to  forward  iV  eiicourap' 
the  intended  Expedition  for  the  IJeduction  of  Louisbiiro'  or 
Cape  IJreton,  and  humbly  propose  that  (if  proper  methods 
may  be  concluded  on  for  defrayinn  the  charj^e  which  the 
('ommittee  are  of  opinion  will  be  aixuit  four  thousand 
pounds  lawfiill  money)  his  l'<xcellency  the  Captain  (ieneral 
be  desired  to  <;ive  forth  his  I'roclaniation  to  encourage  the 
enlisting  of  two  liuiidre<l  iV  lifty  voliintceis  under  such 
proper  oHicers  as  he  shall  a])point  :  that  each  person  so  en- 
listing \k'  allowed  'i'weiity-live  shillings  pr  month  iS;  that 
be  delivered  to  each  man  a  blanket,  that  one  months  pay  be 
advanced  and  that  they  be  entitled  to  all  the  plunder:  That 


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provision  l.c  imido  for  liic  I'liniisliiiin' ol'  iioct'ssaiT  Wiirlikc 
stou's  I'or  ilic  Kxpeditioii.  that  I'oiir  iiioiitlis  |.rovisioii  hv 
laid  in,  llia(  a  ("oniiKcc  bo  appointed  (o  procmv  A:  (it  vcs- 
sflis  to  soivi-  as  transports  to  he  icady  to  depart  by  tlie 
bi'o'innin^  of  Marcii. 

Feb>  1.  174.")—     Tlioodore  Atkinson      Peter  (Jiinian 
^iiiii'  Sniitli  Tho^  Millet 

.lolin  I)o\vniiit>-  Men    SlitMbiirne 

^iini'  S(.lly.  Moses  l.eavit. 

Voted.  That  al'ores''  IJepoit  of  Coni"'«  be  aeeei))e(l  ,"(:  sent 
lip  for  eonenri'ance. 


C(i/>,-  lirrton   H.rpe.lith.H—inan  nf   Oprntflons*. 

Mkm".     In   order  for   the  altaekin^-  <.f    Lotiisbonrg  this 
Spriiio'   by  siirpris.>   its   proposM   that   :!000  Tn.ops  sdio.dd 

Knd)ark  from   iiciice  in  S|,„.ps  ^V  Srli ers  and  proeeed  for 

Caiiso,  well  armed  whi.di  siionld  l)e  a  plaee  of  Hendezvons 
it  beino'  within  I'O  Lea-ues  ,.f  I.„nisl)ouro' :  ;uid  its  being 
"Hcertain  tliat  so  many  vessels  siioidd  be  able  to  keep  Con?- 
pany  ton-ether  when  they  are  arrived  at  sai.l  Port,  to  take  a 
favourable  opportunity  to  sail  from  tiienee  in  order  to  be  at 
(ialierons  p,.int  by  Dusk,  from  wlienee  it  is  but  :!  Leaonos 
from  I.ouisbomy.  tlu-n  to  pusli  into  the  IJay.  and  as  socm  as 
said  vessels  are  at  an  anchor  to  man  as  many  whaleboats  as 
they  have  \- send  ihem  alon<.'  the  shore  as  neare  as  possible, 
whieh  will  make  it  the  more  dirii.nlt  for  tiieni  to  be  diseov- 
ered.  .»c  when  they  e(.me  to  the  cove  which  faces  (he  low 
part  of  the  wall,  there  to  land  if  the  Sea  will  permit  c^-.  scale 
that  place  if  possible.  .V  if  otherwise  as  the  Wall  breaks  off 
a  little  on  the  <.tlier  side  of  the  Kast  o-;,t,..  not  far  from  that 
there  are  pickctts  pnt  for  a  considerable  distance  across  a 
|)ond  over  to  the  Wall  on  the  Mcacli  on  the  other  side  of 
the  Pond,  and  as  this  P,.nd  is  fro/.en  all  (he  mondn^f  March 
its  not  very  <liClicult    to  p-t  (.ver  them  :   bnt  if  the  weather 

*Tliis  iKipcf  w.is  iMia  lM.r„iv  ihc   II, ms,.,  will,  Hw  l,.|t,.,-  In.ni  (iov.Tiiur  shirl.'v. 


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//  Liolitliuiisr  Uiittciy. 

.J/  Ishiiid  UuttfiN   (  l'"r('ii(di  ). 

.V  ( iiiiiid.  Ill'  ll(i\;d   lliilti'iy  {  l-'n'ii(di  ). 

^'  l>iii\  iiiL;-L;r('iiiid. 

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w.ll  not  p.n,ii,  tlu.ir  hnulinu.  i.Miu.  mI.ov.  ,,Im,t  l.l  tli,-... 
I^i-mxhilonc.  tl.r  .hoiv  (ill  tiu.ycn,nc.toaluno.l>„..,,.,' 
Koc-ks  that  o(u.,s  (ou-anis  tin-  Islainl,  at  tl,.  |;,h|  o]'  ,vl.iH.  is 
a    I  assao,.  n-luTe   tl.c-   shallops    .o    throuyh.  !e(  them  .o  i, 

oiv  a,,.llollo^^Mlle  L,.d.eo|•l^,H<s  M^h,  hack  a.ai.,,^he.i 
tl.oy  will  land  nol.t  a.^ainst  the  Kast  oat.  on  a  ,.oi„t,  aiul 
as  there  are  some  Ilnnses  there,  it  will  hinder  their  hei,,.-- 
seen,  In.t  one  IJoat   (moh,  ,„  .,,  ,;,„  ^^.  ,,„.|,,.^^.   ^,^^  ,.^      ^ 

■•.those  Honsesa  little  time  hef.re  (he  others  e„me  up.  Kach 
whale  Imat  must  have  two  la.hlers  in  them  (ilteen  foot  Ion-- 
uliieh  may  he  put  in  the   mi.j.lle   ..f  the  P.oat  without  1,1.?- 
(  ranee  to  the  men  ;  hut  the  Moatmen    must   lav  still  at  this 
oint  till  they  think   the  main   body  is  .nt  ne^r  the  Town. 
^V  that   a    party  ol  as  many  men    as  shall  hv  jmloM  ..n.p.r 
shall  he  ready  to  attaek  the  (irand  iJatterv.  its  neeessary  it 
shoul.l  he  low  water  if  no  Drift  I.-e  aoround  alon.  the  shore 
tor  the  remainder  of  the  men  t.,  o,,  round  the  I'ieketts  that 
are  l,y  the  north  y'ate,  ami  when   they  get  round  with  Lad- 
ders .d   1.,  t,et    lono,  they  ean    seale   the    Wall    faein-'  the 
Harbour  Avhieh  is  a  (,)uarter  of  a  mile  round,  and  it  u-ill  he 
absolutely  neeessary  to  appoint  a  Time  to  strike  the  l.Iow 
all  at  .ni.'e.  wl.ieh  ean    he  d..ne   by  aoreeino.  „,„„.  a  eertain 
hour  just  before  Day.  which  is  the  Sleepiest  Time,  and  the 
Command. no.  ..flieer  of  eaeli  Detaehment  to  know  the  time 
and  when   the  Time  romes  hy  his  Watrh   to  heo-in  without 
turther  eerem.uiy  :  The  Knemy  lindiiio.  themselves  attacked 
at  so  many  dilferent  places  at  once  its  probable  it  will  hreed 
sueh  eonfushm  aniono'  them  that  our  men  will  have  lime  to 
yet   in   unmolested  :  .^  it  is  to  l„,  ohservM  that  as  the   men 
march  Ironi  the  above  point  the  low  wall  is  on  the  left  hand 
of   the  oate.  and  the  I'ickctts  on  the  rioh,  l,a,,d:  as  all   the 
enemy-s  troops  are  in  the  cita.h'l  cN,.,.pt  a  small  ynanl  or 
two  It  will  be  a  c<.nsiderable  time   before  the  men  are  drest 
vV  yot  ready  to   march  out.  and  even  then  it  is  ,,nite  in  the 
other  ICnd  of  the  town. 

This  is  what  probably  may  su-ceed,  but  least  aiiv  accident 


)e 


12 


M;\\      IIA.MI'SIIIKK    MKN    AT    L<  H' ISIU' |;(  I. 


slimild  lmj)i»t'ii  t(t  prevent  it,  it  will  l»e  iiecejsarv  to  piovide 
aee()i'(liiii;ly  \'  in  ease  oiii'  l*ei»|)le  should  he  discover'd  & 
Kepuls'd  the  above  iiinnher  oi'  men  being  siillicient  to  com- 
mand the  lield.  it  will  be  neeessarv  in  order  to  reduce  the 
place  to  have  wiiat  shipping  can  possibly  be  got  to  cruise 
off  the  Haibour's  Mouth  in  order  to  intercept  their  Provi- 
sion vessels  which  they  Expect  early  being  at  this  time  very 
short  of  Provisions,  a^'  likewise  to  take  any  transports  with 
men  it'  any  should  come,  and  that  our  men  may  not  be  dis- 
courag'd  at  being  repuls'd  once,  it  will  be  necessary  to  send 
1'2  nine  i)ounders  »S:  two  small  mortars  with  shells,  ^c.  and 
a  (Quantity  of  Provisions,  so  to  bond)ar(l  them  &  endeavoi' 
to  make  lireaches  in  their  Walls  ^:  then  storm  them:  and 
should  the  shipping  be  so  lucky  as  to  take  their  Provisions 
and  the  land  t'oi-ces  take  all  their  cattle  cV  keep  them  con- 
stantly employed,  it  will  be  impossible  for  them  to  hold  the 
place  till  the  last  of  July  foi-  want  of  provisions. 

In  order  the  better  to  secure  the  K'elreat  in  case  a  supe- 
rioiir  naval  I'^orce  to  ours  should  come  from  France  ».\:  di'ive 
ours  off  the  Coast,  it  will  be  necessary  to  have  two  small 
vi'ssels  with  about  'I'wo  hundred  men  at  Canso,  iS:  the  day 
after  the  Fleet  is  sail'd  for  Lonisboiirg  for  them  to  sail  so 
as  to  get  in  i)y  night,  and  it  l»eing  l)ut  six  Leagues  from 
Canso  to  St.  Peters  they  can  get  there  before  day  &  sur- 
prise that  place,  which  is  an  t'xceeding  good  hai'bour  foi' 
small  vessels,  but  has  not  Water  suflicient  for  vessels  of 
that  size  which  will  l)e  able  to  drive  ouis  off  the  Coast,  so 
that  the  vessels  lor  the  Retreat  will  'ay  there  safe,  and  the 
Troops  be  able  to  go  t(t  them  by  Land  :  there  will  be  an 
advantage  besides  this  in  surprising  this  place  as  there  is 
always  a  number  of  Indians  with  their  Families  which  keep 
with  a  French  Priest  at  a  small  Distance  from  the  French 
Inhabitants,  and  the  P>ooty  taken  there  will  pay  the  Kxpencc 
iV  more  in  takitig  it.  It  is  to  be  observed  that  during  the 
time  oni'  Troops  lay  siege  to  the  'I'own.  it  will  be  in  their 
power  to  send   parties  and  Destrov  all  their  Fisherv  on   the 


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Isliind  us  well  as  the  iK.rtii  side  of  tlie  Harbour  wliieh  would 
ruin  their  Fishery  for  four  or  five  years;  aud  as  it  is  iuijjos- 
sible  to  fail  of  takin<>-  the  Koyal  Battery  at  least,  that  would 
iu  a  ^reat  measure  lay  open  their  Harbour  exposed  unto  an 
attack  by  Sea  from  l<:n<rland,  as  the  new  liatterys  in  the 
Town  in  the  greatest  part  of  the  And)rozers,  there  are  no 
guns  i^  there  are  two  gates  that  are  made  in  Diamond  fash- 
ion faeing  the  Harbour  that  can  be  beat  down  in  an  instant 
the  peices  not  being  but  2  inches  cS:  an  half  thick. 

N.  B.  The  full  com])leuient  of  Troops  is  70(»  out  of 
which  deductions  mnsl  be  made  of  oU  for  each  of  the  two 
Batteries,  viz.  the  Koyal  &  Island  Bitteries,  &  50  for  Death, 
sickness  &c.  which  reduce  them  to  350,  and  the  other  fight- 
ing men  in  the  Town  du  not  exceed  .'500.  and  that  the  Swiss 
Troops  which  are  their  best  Troops  are  exceeding  Discon- 
tented &  mutinous:  also  that  at  St.  Peters  there  may  be 
about  :i00  men  in  scattered  Inmses,  and  in  the  suburbs  of  the 
Town  of  Louisbourg  without  the  Walls  about  200.  it  is 
improbable  that  more  than  two  80  or  40  (iun  ships  should 
come  with  Mr.  Duviver  who  maybe  expected  the  tirst  with 
liecruits  vS:  sup|)lies.  and  in  case  the  naval  Force  that  comes 
should  be  superiour  to  our  naval  Force,  that  (Uir  3000  uien 
would  command  the  Field.  &  continue  so  till  they  could  be 
protected  &  Beinforc'd  from  Fngland. 
Indoised,  "Cape  Britton 
Exped" — Plan  of  oi)eration,  Feb>  1.  1745— '" 

His   Fxc"   sent  down    y"    following  written   Message  by 
('<tll.  Downing  &  Mr.  Solly: 

Genth'iiieii  o1  the  AsKfinh/i/, 

Iu  Consequence  of  your  message  of  the  2'  Inst.  I  exi)ress'd 

.  a  messenger  to  Boston   in   order  to  gel    the  Proclamations 

j  necessary    to   be   Dispersed    throughout    the  Province    for 

•J  encouraging  the  Fxpediiion   to  Louisburgh   printed,  which 

I  I    have    this   moment   received,   &    as    soou   as  the    sheriff 

attends  on  me  shall  order  them  to  be  dispersed. 

B.  Wkntwoi.tii. 
Council  Chand)er.  In  Portsm"  Feb"  5"'  1745. 


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NKW     MAMI'SlllltK    MKN    AT    L(il  ISI'.I  !;<;. 


Mn<S(ii/i'  of  lllx  KiccUetiri/. 
(rrii//rith'H  of  til,'  Aitxrtii/'///, 

l*>\  your  iiu'ssiioc  ot'  this  dav,  1   liiid   tlic  disposition  of 
till'  House  is  to  aiioiiu'iit  the   forces  to  Loiiisl)iii'<>li  to  four 
or  live   liimdred  men,  sailors  iiieliided.  wliieli  is  very  pleas- 
ing'(o    me;  and    if  the    House  will    send    up  a  Uesolve  on 
that  suhjeet    iV  in  what   uumner  they   piopijse  to   pay    the 
Exi)enee.    it    will    facilitate   the   other  hill    (hat    now    lays 
hefore   me.   which  at   present  appears    very  dillicult  :— hut 
by  no  means  put  id'f  the  au^inentation  or  the  charoe  to  a 
further  day. 

Council  ('hand)er  in  |}.  \Vi.:nt\v<.1!tii. 

Portsin"  Fel)^  lii.  174.*)— 


Fehruary  14.  1745.  Mr.  Secretary  came  down  with  the 
followino'  Message  from  his  Kxc>:  His  Kx'>  reconiends  it 
to  tlie  House  to  i)ass  a  vote  (hat  the  ol'licers  ct  soldiers  in 
y'  Province  for  the  Expedition  ay^'  i.ouishuro'  have  y" 
same  |)ay  as  in  the  Massachusetts,  w'''  he  apprehends 
would  he  for  (he  enc()ura<>'int''  the  affairs  i-oiii..-  on 

Voted  That  (he  Collonel,  \A.  Collonel  .V  Major.  Ca|)tains 
&  all  under  ol'licers  that  are  or  shall   he  appointed  to  com- 
mand the  voluntiers  voted   by  the  (ien'  Assembly  (o  o„  on 
the   Expedition   ag^'   Louisbury  have  the  same  allowances 
made  them   pr  mouth  as  are  allowed  by  (he  (iovei'nmen(  of 
the  Mass:   Hay  on  y"  s''   Ivxpedition,  provided  each  C'om- 
jiany  consists  of  forty  men  or  u[)wards,  ^S:  (ha(  the  Captains 
have  the  same  allowance  for  enlisting  men  in  proportion  to 
the   nund)er  of  men   in  each  Company  i\:  that   no  Capt.  be 
entitled   to  the  bounty   for  enlisting  men   untill   his    Com- 
pany be  compleatt'd: 

\  oted.  That  the  same  encouragement  be  given  to  private 
Centinalls  A:  sailors  that  will  enlist  as  voluntiers  on  V 
Kxped"  ag"'  Louisbuigh  as  is  given  in  v"  Prov.  of  Masv- 
I  Jay. 


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ir, 


K.t„l,llslnnn,t    nf  th,-   uffi.ns'   l>a;,   h,    Ma.xo.hu.ett.   nn   th.' 
H.ri    <lltlnn  ,f, /(litis/  Lunis/ioiirff/i.  1745. 

Gciicrall  pr  inontli    . 

('<)ll(»nell   .... 

I.t.Coll     ...'■■ 

Miijor         •  •         .  .  . 

Adjiilfiiit  .... 

Caj.r.  ..,['[' 

\Aoi\t         ... 

2''  Lioiit     .         .         .         .         _ 

Sei'geiit 

Corpoijil    .... 

Clerk  ...... 

Siiro(M)ii  (Jen"  .         .  .         , 

I'lidcr  SiiiL;'t!(in  •  .  .  . 

Drmn  Major 

r'oiiioii  Dniin'   .  .  .  .  _ 

('liiij)laiii   ...... 

("apt  of  y"  Artillery 

F.,i(Mif  •         ■         .         .         . 

Qi'.  (iiiiiiier  ..... 
-  IJoinhardcr.s  ..... 
Do  Assistance  ..... 
Armorer    .... 

liu-oiiraoemeut  for  the  men  tiiat  Iiilist,  xh. 

'I'o  each  man  besides  wliat  is  mentioned  in  tlie 
I'roelamatiou  i)_v  way  of  Bounty,  old  Tenor. 

To  nillitinu'  money  from  tlie  Time  of  Inlistino- 
pr.  wi'ek  to  pay  from  tlie  time  of  Inlistiny 

To  eaeli  (\ipt.  (,ver  vV  ahove  his  pay  for  his 
Kxpences  in  \'isitin,M'  his  ('(.m|)anv,  old 
Ten- ;  ^,_-^   . 

I-'iirther  to  Ineouraye   men   to  Inlist   it  is  prop(,.sed   that 
the  Widows  or   nearest    relatives    ..f  any  (.ffcer   or  soldier 


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1    : 

lli 

1    : 

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£4 
1 


Ifi 


NKW    IIAMI'SIIIK'K    MI;N    AT    L(»l   ISIUIM;. 


tliiit  is  sliiiii  <ir  sliiill  (illicrwisc  Idosc  his  litV  in  tlic  service, 
sliiill  l)e  entitled  to  roiir  inoiitlis  ))iiy. 

And  tliiit  tlie  wives  of  any  oilicer  or  soldier  in  the  I'iXpe- 
dition  or  any  other  person  tluit  nppeiirs  with  a  power  of 
Attorney  dnly  authentieated,  shall  at  the  end  of  every 
month  receive  out  of  the  Treasury  half  or  all  the  wanes  of 
sneli  oflicer  oi- soldier  as  he  appears  foi'  which  will  <>reatly 
encourage  the  piesent  I"^xpeditioii. 

Boston  Kel)>  •_>(;,  174;"). 
Sir— 

I  am  extremely  <;'lad  to  hear  of  y(»ur  ^^{hh\  pr(»s]»e(!t  (»f 
completing'  your  IJenimeut  in  time:  All  thiiio's  will  he 
ready  here  for  the  Imharcation  of  our  lleet  hy  the  end  of 
the  week  as  the  committee  informs  me.  so  I  sh(»uld  he  ti'lad 
of  your  heinn'  it'a<ly  with  yours  as  soon  as  may  he:  what- 
ever you  want  for  the  l.ni  men  to  o'o  w"'  my  commissions 
A:  in  the  pay  of  this  ^'overnment,  he  pleased  to  send  to  me 
for  it  l)v  I^'.xpress  and  vou  shall  have  it  instantly. 

I  tliiid<  the  essential  thiiio'  is  the  nuud)er  of  men  in  the 
whole:  and  y'  it  is  not  ahsolutely  necessary  y'  there  should 
he  exactly  ")<>  men  in  each  company,  if  there  are  40  in  one 
and  t!i>  in  another,  all  the  thing's  may  he  set  right  hy  |)ro- 
[jortioning  the  serviee  in  the  held  :  and  indeed  if  a  com- 
pany does  not  consist  of  less  y"  4<>  uumi  I  think  we  ought 
not  to  he  ci'itical. 

I  au)  w"'  much  »S:  respect 

y'  I'^xcelencys  most 

Ohedient  hiunhle  servant 

\V.  SliritLKY. 
His  \']\r\  (iov'  Wcnlworth. 


Boston.  March  27.  174'). 


Sir- 


I  should  have  nu'utioned  y'  this  morning  Donahoe  sail'd 
with  another  sloop  under  his  eonvoy  having  on  hoard  a 
company  of   ")0  men   to   reconnoitre   the  (>oast.  Aic.  and    to 


I 


Ni;\v   iiA.Mi'siiiiiK  mi:n   at  i-(»i  ism  lid.  17 

clciir  it  iio-'  tilt'  iiiTiviil  of  tlif  Fleet,  hihI  if  it  sIkhiM  Imp- 
peii  y'  yttur  'rniiis|M.rts  slioiild  u(.t  the  stiirt  of  (Hirs.  I  iiiii 
iidvisM  y'   it  would   Ik-  siifest  for  "em  to  st(»|i  at  Wliitelieiid 

"iirl •  ill)'  .")  oi'  i;  Leii^iies  sliort  of  Ciiiiso,  till  tlie  airivid 

of  oiu's  _v'  there  may  he  as  little  daiio'er  as  is  nossihle  of 
oecasioniiiy  intellincnee  liein^'  eonvey'd  to  tlx'  Kiiemy  1)V 
any  little  vessell  to  the  i^astwaid  of  ( 'aiiso,  w'"'  mav  dis- 
cover'em  :  and  if  yon  approve  of  it  I  shall  he  n|ad  if  yon 
order  it  aceordinoly.  I  ani  inhmnM  y'  Mr.  Sparliawls  has 
«;'ot  some  very  good  entlasses  and  some  lireloeks  w''  it  is 
d(»id)ted  are  not  extraordinai'y :  If  yon  will  he  pleasM  to 
take  the  ti()nl)le  of  appointinn-  some  skillfidl  person  to 
view  hoth  of  "em.  and  in  case  tliey  or  either  of  "em  are 
approv'd  of.  desire  him  to  put  sndi  as  are  approv'd  on 
hoard  one  of  yonr  Transports  foi'  the  use  of  onr  Troops  as 
spare  arms,  1  shall  he  ohiiu'd  to  yon.  and  onr  Connniltee 
will  pay  him  for  'em.  lint  if  they  are  not  ^^tn>i\  I  wonld  n(tt 
have  'em.  We  forgot  to  juit  np  among  the  Stores  h>r  onr 
lot)  men  in  yonr  Kegiment  (inn|)owdei'  and  iJall  :  if  yon 
will  he  pleas"d  to  snpply  'em  with  three  half  harrels  of 
powder  and  a  like  proportion  of  I'.all  f  >r  their  passage.  1 
shall  he  ohiig'd  to  yon,  and  will  re|>ay  yon  hy  the  first 
opjMirtniiity  ;  'I'lie  Ulankcts  and  money  not  used  he  i)leas'd 
to   retnrn   hy  a   convenient   opportnnitw      I    mnst    i)e<>'   the 

'  lit  o 

hivonr  of  yon  to  indnlge  .Mr.  iJollan  in  his  Inclos'd  reipiest. 
if  no  inconvenience  will  attend  it.  I  have  so  mnch  fatignt' 
y'  1  w"'  gieat  dillicnlty  hold  ont.  hnt  not  withont  having 
impair'd  my  hcalt  h. 

(Jod  send   ns  hoth  a  good  riddance  of  onr  Troid)le  and 
an  happy  invent  to  the  Kxpeditinn. 
1  am  sincerely. 

^'onl•  K\(>~  huthfidl.  Iinmide  servant 

W.  SlIIIM.KV. 

To  his  Kxc^  Gov.  \V.'ntw(nlli. 


J. 


IS 


Sir 


m;\v  iiami-siiiijk  mkn  at  i.misitiiKi. 

rHisldii  .Miiv-1.')-174A 


As  (..  i|„.  ;,n,,„.mn.t  your  Kxccllciicv  iiicnlinMs  (,.  h,. 
""."I''  '•••'\V(.,.n  y-ii  ii„.|  „„..  i|,,„  ,|„,  ('o,„|,iii.i..s  (n  |„. 
mis  (I  III  y(mi(;..vrn,.,ini)  slnuiM  n.nsisi  (,|  40  iii.'ii  ciicli. 

i'lKl     thill    tlllvc    cnllll.illl.VS    ,,f    ,-,()    „„.„    ,.i„.|,    sIl.-IlM    il)    nil 

Kvciits  1.,.  ii.isM  l.yyoii  in  l„.  i„  (l„.  ,„^.  „,•  ,|,is(i„v,.ni- 
iiHMit  A;  iHldnl  tuyoiir  (M„„,,i,iii,.s.  I  i,„i  m|,(  t..  t|,i„|<  „uiv 
l>(.'  il  iiiistiikc. 

It  is  (■(•itiiiii  that  I  iilwiiys  iiit,.i„|,M|  i,ii(l  iiiKlcrstood  ll„. 
iiHT.v„H-,.t  t..  1„.  thiit  y.m  should  if  v,.,,  ,,In.sM  n.is,.  i,s 
niiiny  nu'ii  to  Ik-  in  th,.  ,.i,y  „f  this  I'loviucc  iis  would  nudx,. 
lip  your  :|i)()  a  IJeuiuuMit  of  .*)()()  uu'd. 

I  I'liii'l  pivtcud  to  ivcolh'ct  .'Very  t'X|.ivssion  whicji  iiuiy 
liiivc  dropped  Iron,  my  pen  ou  this  iifliiir  hetwecn  ns  ;  Hu'l 
I  iiMi  siitislie.l  th,.  iioiTcmt'iit  you  nicniion  is  so  lor(.i<.u  to 
my  intention  thi.l  upon  perusing,  uiy  letters  iio,,iu  iind'eoin- 
Piiniii--  H.I  will,  your  own  you  will  Mud  the  Teal  i.nreeinent 
^"  '•^'-  ''"'*  ""  <•'»'  "i»-n  not  e.xe.'ediiiu.  ir,o  to  l,e  raised  l.y 
yon  over  and  al.ove  the  (,)n„ti.  of  ;}aO  Voted  l,y  y„u'r 
Assembly,  should   he   piiid  and  subsisted    by  this  ("joverii- 

""'"'•     '^'''•-'  '■•'"•^ •''  '".v  ineutioninu-  to  yiui   the   vole  of 

the  Assembly  of  this  Provii.ee  tor  redueing  our  (Companies 

'•' -'^   ""'"  '"  *'"<•''  «>  -^*».  Wiis  to  remove  the  dillieultv  of 

their  lirst  vote  which  I  was  afn.id  miuht  h-  iu  your  way  as 
It  <'"•  "1  >".ne  heie,  by  whiel.  no  Captain  that  hiul  not 
n.ise<l  .■)(»  I,.,.,,  wi.s  eiitiluled  t..  hi.ve  his  ('..mpaiiy  received 
iMto  pi.y  ;  whereiis  by  the  second  vote  fourty  men  Wiis  to 
bi'  received  as  ;.  Company,  which  I  fou,,,]  an  ease  to  mo  in 
raiseiug-  my  own  Levies,  but  wlmtever  I  l.iive  said  in  tluit 
respect  Wi.s  not  desiuned  in  the  U-iist  as  a  projM.sal  or 
iioreement  that  your  Cou.pauys  sh,,uld  be  only  eioh(  iu 
""I"''*'''  •'"<!  ••onsist  of  no  more  ihi.ii  40  men  Each,  iiud 
that  at  all  events  this  I'roviuee  was  to  ,,av  .V  subsist  1  oU 
"H'U  ol  New  Iliiinpshire  l{eoi„„M.t.  IWit  ui.ou  the;  whole  I 
ever  uude.stoo.l  that  this  (Jovernment  was  to   pay  and  sub- 


M:\V    ll.\MI'Sim;K    MKN    AT    l,Ml|s|tll:(;. 


l!t 


siMt  as   many  m.M.    „nt  ,.x,.<.,Mli„o    i:,(»  ns  you   s|,n„|,|   ,,,is,. 
willnii  .v„nr  IVovinc-  ovvr  and  aUuw  voi.r  own  (Jovrrn- 
nicnls  (^Motii  of .'!,")(!  iV  no  nioie. 
I  am  widi  ^ic'iit  ics|»c('t 

Sir— your  Kxcellcncys  most  oldMlicnt 

liiimhlc  servant 

His  Kxc>  dov'  Ucntwortli. 

The  Xfw  llampsMn-  Adjntant-CJcncrars  Ifcport,  \'o|.  li. 
iSlKi,  nmlains  tlic  rolls  of  the  s,.vmi  companius  in  (  ojonel 
Moore's  rooi.n.M.t.  <.vcr  his  own  sinnalnrc,  (li.ttMJ  at  Lonis- 
l)iiro-.  Novemin-r  20.  174o.  Tlu-  a(ljiitant-j.t.n,.ral  quotes 
Dr.  liclknap,  as  Follows: 

••'I'lins,  Dr.  IJelknap  stales  that  Col.  Moore's  regiment 
iM.nsisted  of  ejnht  eom|,anies.  when  the  return  of  his  regi- 
iiuMit.  over  his  own  sinnalure.  shows  hut  seven  e paiiie?." 

VVe  thiid<  the  followino.  K-tter  of  (iovernor  Wentw(.rth 
will  show  the  eighth  (•(.mpiiny,  as  it  was  one  of  the  eoni- 
panies  not  retnriied  liy  Colonel  Moore. 


L'ttrr  from  /lis  Kreri/r,„ ;/  linun„>/    Wen,  worth,  h'x,,.,  aur. 
crtiur  of  Xe/r  Jlat)ij>.s/ure,  t„  U.  Qevend  J'q^perrN. 


SB. 


March  28'  1745. 


I  herewith  transmitt  to  yon  a  List  (.f  the  Transpin-ts 
employ "(1  hy  this  (Joverninent  for  the  service  of  the  Kxpe- 
<lition  against  the  French  at  l.ouishuig,  als(.  what  Trans- 
ports are  empI(»yM  to  transport  the  one  hundred  iV  lifty 
men.  in  the  pay  of  the  Massachusetts  (Government,  which 
are  aggregated  to  the  Regiment,  whereof  I  have  appointed 
Sam'  Moore,  Kstp  Colonel.  Als..  1  think  proper  to  acquaint 
you  that  I  have  appointed  ('apt.  Fernald  Counuander  of  a' 
Sloop  lifted  out  by  this  (iovernmenl.  in  a  warlike  manner, 
to  annoy  his  Majesty's  Fnemies.  and  to  guard  an<l   convov 


■2i) 


NKW     IIA.MI'S||1I;k    MKN    AT    LOl  ISI'.f !!( 1. 


the  'I'nuispin'ts.  I  liiivf  also  ii|i|H)iiiU'(l  tlic  said  .In"  Kci- 
iiald  a  (apt  (if  ii  ("oiii|iaii\  in  Col.  .Mooic's  Ucninu'iit  to  act 
citiicr  l)v  Land  or  1»\  sea.  as  the  serviee  may  recpiire  it. 
I  have  thought  it  necessarv.  in  order  to  preserve  the  Coni- 
niaiid  voii  are  appointed  to.  that  yon  have  the  intire  eoni- 
iiiand  and  disposition  of  the  IJeoiinent  and  'I'ransporls.  also 
of  the  Sloop  of  War.  And  I  do  lieichy  pnt  tlie  same  ahso- 
iniely  under  yonr  eommand.  hereby  re(]niiino'  tht-ni  to 
ol)ey  yon.  as  their  Commander-in-Chief,  and  to  follow  such 
orders  and  commands  as  fi'om  time  to  (inu'  they  or  either 
of  them  shall  receive  from  yon. 


Sr — v'  Ilnm  :  serv' 


15.  Wkntwoktm. 


Lieiitenant-ooneral  William  Tepperell.  of  Kittery.  Mc. 
was  eonunander-in-chit'f  of  tiie  land  forei's.  sailors,  and 
marines  on  hoard  the  transports  and  tiie  armed  vessels  that 
eotivoyed  the  troops  to  Lonishiirg — the  total  ninnher  of 
men,  prol)ahly  4.0(iO,  and  all  fnrnished  hy  I  he  provinces  of 
New  Hampshire.  .Massachiisetls.  Connectirnt.  and  liiiode 
Island.* 

(loveriior  Wentworth's  proclamation  for  enlisting;'  sol- 
diers and  sailors  hir  the  Lonishnri;'  I'Xpedition  not  on 
record,  or  cn|)y  known  to  he  in  existence. 


^^tf,t"i'  Loiiixhiii';!. 

After  two  months"  discnssion  »)f  nu-asiires  hy  the  Assem- 
hly  and  CoiiiH-il.  then  in  session  at  I'ortsmonth.  t(»  raise 
men  and  nuniey  to  defray  expenses,  the  expedition  was 
ready,  and  saile(l  from  INntsnionth  March  llJV  ().  S..  or 
.\pril  4"'  N.  S..  17-j,")_sc\tMal  days  before  the  Massaehn- 
setts  troops  leit  Doston.  The  New  Hampshire  re>>imeiit 
was  -VH)  stronn'.  under  the  command  of  Col.  Samiu'l  Moore« 
oi  I'ortsmoiith  :  eight    companies,  and    prohahly  thice  com- 

'Did  Ml  It  ar'rivo  ;it  l.oiiisliiirj;  iiiilil  m  Iter  I  he  liirl  « ;is  cinitiircd. 


NKW     IIAMI'SIIIIMO    MKN     Al'    l.(  »l   ISliC  l;(  I. 


21 


piiiiics  (lAo  men)  of  New  llampsliiie  in  (lie  |);iy  (if  iMassa- 
eliusetts.  in  ("dlonel  Moore's  reojiiient.  On  tliis  point 
there  lias  heen  a  wide  divei'sity  of  opinion,  as  there  is  not. 
as  lar  as  is  now  known,  a  sin<;le  nmster  or  pay-roll  in 
existence.  It  was  eustomarv  at  that  time  in  the  I^n^lish 
service  lor  the  iii'ld  ol'lieers  to  have  command  of  i-ompanies 
as  colonel  and  captain  at  the  same  time.  In  order  to  sid)- 
slantiate  my  view  that  tliere  were  eU'ven  c(iin|>anies  in 
Cohmel  Moore's  regiment,  of  4.')  men  to  each  company,  the 
names  of  all  the  eonimissioiied  ol'lieers.  date  of  commission, 
and  date  of  disciiarj^e.  are  oiveii,  all  the  others  hein^' 
reiriuls.  after  the  i-aptni-e  of  Louishury,  June  17,  174"). 


Niinics. 

Rank. 

Date  of 
eoiiiinissidii. 

Da 
Disc 

e  of 
lafK 

'. 

Moure,  Sniniic], 

Colonel. 

Keh. 

11', 

174.-.. 

All-;. 

1.-', 

174(1 

Mcscrvf,  XiitJiimii'l,  lM 

,    ('oliirii'l. 

Keh. 

1-, 

iTi:.. 

\ov. 

11. 

174.-. 

(Jilniaii,  K/.cJcifl, 

Major. 

Kel.. 

i:!. 

iTi:>. 

Xov. 

11, 

171.-. 

*Masoii,  .Inhn  'l\, 

<'aj)taiii. 

Feb. 

I-'>, 

lT-1.-.. 

.Inly 

:il. 

174.-. 

Sciiwiud,  William, 

('ai)laiii. 

Kel). 

i;'., 

17  i:.. 

Nov. 

10, 

174.-.. 

1  Ft'iiiald,  .Inliii, 

Captain. 

Feh. 

i:'.. 

I7J.">. 

?'oV. 

11, 

174.-.. 

Slicihnriio,  Ilcnrv, 

Captain. 

Feh. 

i:l. 

171.".. 

.Iiii;e 

L'S, 

174-.. 

Lad.l,  Daniol, 

C:iptain. 

I'eh. 

i:j. 

174-.. 

I-'ept. 

4, 

174,-.. 

tllalc,  .SainiH'l, 

Captain. 

I'\d). 

i:!, 

174.-. 

,hily 

1.-., 

7411. 

Wliiddcn,  .lames, 

Captain. 

I'el.. 

i;!. 

174.-.. 

Nov. 

1", 

74.-.. 

Waldidii.  'riiiima«  W., 

<  'ai)tain. 

Fell. 

Ki, 

171.-.. 

.Sej.t. 

•1, 

7 1.-.. 

Dudley,  Tiiiewurtliy, 

Captain. 

Feh. 

l;!, 

174.-.. 

.Inly 

-'I, 

74.-.. 

Tiltoii,  .lacuh. 

Captain. 

.Marcl 

1    1, 

174.-.. 

N(.v. 

11. 

74.-.. 

Williams,  Edward. 

Captain. 

Mairl 

•2. 

174.-.. 

Feh. 

•i. 

74C.. 

SWise,  .l(dni, 

Captain. 

April 

1"|, 

74.-.. 

N<.  dat 

«'. 

Sliei'ltiiriie,  ,l(ise|)Ii, 

Captain. 

.IllIU" 

ti. 

74.-.. 

.lime 

;;(>, 

74(1. 

/^icilft'iuillts. 


N;MHes, 

Hart,  .lohii. 
I.eavelt.  .SiiMlliel. 
White,  Samuel, 
Flajin',  .John, 


Kaiik. 


Date  of 
Coiiiinission. 


Lieutenant.  Feh.  i;i,  171.".. 

liieiiteiiant.  l.'i'h.  i;!.  174.".. 

I.ieiiteiiailt.  I'"el..  Ill,  l7l.->. 

[.ieiitenant.  I'eh.  |.'>.  174-.. 


Date  (.f 
Diseliar'Hi' 

.Inly      ;!|,  V 

.S'|.t.       (i,  1 

Oi't.  1»,   1 

Sejii.    ;;o,  I 


74.-.. 
74.-.. 
74.-.. 
74.-.. 


*  No  eoiiipail.v;    illilepeiideiit  (.iiiimiaild. 

t  t'aplaiii  (.f  arnu'il  sloop  Al.in.ill. 

;  Promoted  to  luajorOel.  Hi,  inr,. 

<!  Capliiiii  of  armed  sloop. 

Ij  Promoted  to  captain.     .\(.  il.ile. 


1 


.).) 


WAV    HA.Ml'SlirilE    MKN    AT    LoriSHUIUi. 


Diiiiiels,  Klipliiilet,  Lit'iitcnant.  Vvh.      ]:],  174.">. 

Koss,  Zacliiiiiiili,  Lieiiteiiiint.   Kcl..      Ki,  174.*). 

WlicflwiifTlit,  Jt-iomiali,  I/ioiitonanf.  Fob.      i;j,  174:). 


DiidlfV,  .lames, 
Wiiifj^alc,  Moses, 
Mattdim,  |{ieliai'(l, 
liobie,  Sainiiel, 
('oiinor,  SaiiHiel. 


Names. 


Lieutenant.  Fel). 
Lieutenant.  Feb. 
Lieutenant.  Fel). 
Lieutenant.  Feb. 
Lieutenant.   Feb. 


I.i,  17-4.".. 

i:i,  174.^ 

i;},  174-). 

i;j,  174."). 


J<iiy 

Nov. 
Soi)t. 
Au«i-. 
Sept. 
Xov. 
Sei)t. 
.luly 


.'51,  174;-). 
14,  174,-). 
22,  174.5. 
7,  174;-). 
MO,  174;-^ 
11.  174.'). 
30,  174;-). 
;}1,  174r>. 


Rank. 


*Ne\vmareIi,  Tlioin;is,  Fhisi^n. 
ilti-own,  Kdniund,  Lnsiyn. 

Tufts,  TJioinas,  Ensij;n. 

Woiinall,  Daniel,  Fnsijiu. 

iPitman,  EzeldeJ,  ,Ir.,  Ensi>;ii. 
Huntress,  Cluisfopjier,     Ensign. 

Ensign. 

Ensij;ii. 

Ensign. 

Ensji^n. 

Ensijrn. 


Brooks,  iMhvard, 
Pickeiin,  Thomas, 
Sleei)er,  .losepli, 
Ham,  Clement, 
Peikins,  Hobert, 


Diite  of 
Cninniission. 

I-Vb.      l;j,  174;-). 
Feb.       1;',,  174.-). 

1;!,  174.-). 

1:!.  174.-). 

i;i,  174;-). 

1:!,  174;-). 

1;'.,  174;-). 

i:i.  174.-). 

1;!,  174.-). 

I.i,  174.-). 

1.3,  174.-). 


Feb. 
Feb. 
Feb. 
Feb. 
Feb. 
Feb. 
Feb. 
I'eb. 
Feb. 


Date  of 
Discharge. 

.June  20,  1740. 

•Iiil.v  I.  174(1. 

Sept.  ('),  174;-). 

Nov.  II,  1745. 

Xov.  10,  174;-}. 

-Inly  ;]1,  174.-). 

July  :51,  174;-). 

\n<x.  7,  174;-). 

Sepi.  22,  174.-). 

Nept.  30,  174.-). 

•Lily  ;n,  174;-). 


The  al)()ve-iiaiiu'(l  ol'lieers  were  coiniiiissioi 
iiiiig  Weiitwoitli.  the  yoveriHir  of  the  provi 
Haiiijisliire. 

F.it'iiUMiaiit-oeiiefal  I\'i»|)erell.  at  Canso,  A) 
ini.ssioiK'd  Abraham  Tiefetheii,  ca[)taiii ;  .loiiat 
lieiitciiaiit  :   IMiilip  Veatoii,  eii.sion. 


10(1    by   Beii- 
iice  of  New 

nil   15.  eom- 
haii  (iiliuaii. 


Recruits. 

Fri(hiy-.Iune-(S-174o. 

I'he  lldiKSf  met  aeconniiu'  to  adjounimeiit. 

Voted.  That  Kh'az'  Hiissel  Ksij.  Mr.  Ileiiry  Sheibiiriie 
jiiii.  ifc  ThoM5ell  Ks(|.  be  a  Com"'' of  thislloii.se  to  join 
witii  such  as  may  lie  appointed  l)y  y  Hon'''' Coniieil  to 
consider  of  y"  subjert  matter  of  his  Kxcel>  (Joy'  Shirlv  vV- 
l.ieiit.  Cxen'  Peppevells  Letters  leiatin^  to  a  Ifeiiifoieeiiient 

*  Promoted  to  lieutciKiiit  Oct.  ft. 
'  I'roiiiolcd  to  licuti'iumt  Oct.  I. 
:  Promoted  to  lieutenant  .(unc'io. 


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of  (»iir  army  at  F.ouishiir^-  &  to  consider  wliat  is  proper  for 
tins  Province  to  do  iS:  lo  niaise  Repiut  to  the  Cen'  ('(.urt  as 
soon  as  may  he. 

^  The  Com""  for  eonsiderino'  the  snhjeet  matter  of  his 
Kx('>  (Jov'  Shirlys  &  Lient  (ien'  IVppenells  Letters  rehit- 
iiig'  a  IJeinforeoment  (.f  the  Army  l)efure  Lom'shiir^h. 
rei)ort  as  follows: 

The  Com""  are  Innnhly  of  opinion  that  (wlien  proper 
met  hods  may  he  agreed  upon  l.y  tlie  (ien'  Assemhly  for 
•  lefrayino'  (he  ehart-e)  his  Kxe>  the  ('apt.  (Jen'  i)e  desired 
to  issne  forth  his  Proclamation  for  the  Enconraoing  the 
enlisting'  of  one  hundred  volnntiers  under  such  proper 
ollicers  as  he  may  think  pn.per  to  he  emi)ioyM  i,,  Ihe 
Kxpedition  against  Louishurgh  giving  them  tiie  same 
l^hicouragement  as  v.as  niven  to  y"  hist  volnntiers  inlisted 
for  said  I'Lxpedition. 


1  inv.  (.t      ?  In  yo  II,. us.,  of  H.^pit'sciit  .Innc  )  Jotliion  <  ».li(,ni 
N.  U:\mpr  s  lOtli  IT-J:.,  I!,.ii,l  a.i,!  ac.H.j.tcd  .V  {  1!.  U'il.inl 
st'iit;  lip  tor  <'oiicinrcnc('  )  Saml  Solly 

Elciizi-  liiissoll 
lien.  Slioiliuriit' 
Thos  JJoll 


Com- 

iiiittcc 


We<lnes(hiy  .June  12"'  174;"). 

The  Mouse  met  acitording  to  a(lj(»urnuicnl. 

Mr.  Secretary  Atlnuson  came  into  the  House  &  inform 
them  that  y  vote  on  Louishurgh  l<:xpedition.  Com"'^^- 
Report  for  one  llund''  men  were  concurr'd  v^-  assented  to 
h\'  the  (lovernor.  , 

Tuesday  July  2''  174;'). 

The  House  met  according  to  adjournment. 

Mr.  Secretary  hro't  into  y"  House  a  written  message 
from  his  Kxceiiency  re|. resenting  the  l»rol)ahility  of  I'O  men 
l»eing  rai.sed  more  than  are  voted  for  .V  Desiring  to  know 
whether  y"  House  wouhl  iiave  them  Kml.ark-'d  ,Vc.  and 
then  tlie  House  adjourned  for  two  Hours. 


:>4 


NKW      II.\M1'SII1|;K    MKN     AI'    hf  tf  I  SIST  !!( ;. 


His  Exci'll oicji^x  Mexudiji'. 

(iciill  niD'ii  of  the  Axxciiihl  ii 

It  is  very  prohahlt'  that  iihoiit  twenty  iiit'ii  more  than 
what  ai'o  voted  to  he  raised  U)V  tlie  reinrorceinent  of  our 
troops  now  hehire  Louishnrt^'ii,  may  appear,  in  whieh  ease 
I  shall  he  glad  to  have  youi'  Kesolve  whether  it  will  not  he 
expedient  to  hnhark  them,  as  it  will  greatly  relieve  the 
Forces  now  there  from  the  hard  duty  they  have  so  long 
undei'gone. 

I  shall  also  he  glad  to  have  vt»ur  mind  signified  whether 

it   he  your  Intent  to  have  the  Ueinforeenu'nt    Imoarked   in 

case  news  should  arrive  hefore  Imharkation  of  the   I'ediii'- 

tion  of  Lonisbnrgh. 

I).  WioNTwoirni. 
Council  Cluunher  in 

Portsmouth.  .Inly  2d.  174."). 

Saturday  .Inly  6'"  174;*). 

Met  according  to  adjournment. 

In  answer  to  his  Kxcll-^  uiessage  hy  Mr.  Secretary  to 
know  y''  opinion  of  y''  House  alxuit  sending  the  Iieinforce- 
ment  h»r  the  army  at  Cape  Urittoii  &  wiiether  if  twenty 
men  more  than  y'  hundred  api)earM  the  House  wert'  will- 
ing tlii'V  should  he  sent, 

\'oted.  That  the  l{einforcement  l)e  sent  away  with  all 
[tossihle  Dispatch  ^:  that  if  twenty  nwn  more  oi'  any 
smaller  nund)er  appeared  as  voluntiers  they  also  he  sent 
with  them  at  the  pul)lick  ex|iense. 


Sluti'ini'id   of  f/h-   C'lnditirni  of  flie    Mni  at  Loiiixluirii,   l74o. 

To  His  Kxcelleiiey  the  (iovernoi'.  the  Honorable  the  Coun- 
cil, and  House  of  IJepresentatives.  of  His  Majesties  Prov- 
ince of  New  Hampshire. — 

As  we  are  refer'd  to.  in  thi'  picceeding  Memorial,  to  give 
further  Information,  touching  (he  State  of  (Uir  Soldiers: 
and  aulliori/ed  theiehv.  '  ■  SoUicit  (he    Honorable  Court  in 


NKW   iiami'siiii;k  mkn  at  Lorisr-ritc;. 


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tlieir  behalf;  we  Imiiihly  crave   Leave,  to  offer  tins,  as  a 
Sii[)[)lenieiit  thereto. — 

Hesides  the  almost  Naked  Conditio. i  of  those  of  our 
Troops,  who  went  first  to  Cape  Breton  :  Some  of  them  are 
So  enfeebled,  by  reason  of  the  Length  and  Hardships  of 
the  Siege,  c^'  for  want  of  necessary  Comforts,  in  the  Time 
of  it,  as  renders  tiiem  unlit  for  further  Service,  till  Ke- 
eruitod ;  others  are  Languisliin«>'  under  Sicknesses,  of 
V^irions  kinds,  and  most  of  them,  are  overrun  with  Lice, 
for  want  of  Change  of  Api)arel,  which  'enders  their  Case 
still  more  uiuM)mfortal)le.  Whereupon.  \»e  hund)ly  recom- 
mend, those  l*oor  but  brave  men.  to  your  Excellency's  & 
Honour's  wise.  Just,  and  Compassionate  Consideration, 
Earnestly  beseeching,  that  Such  of  them  as  desire  it,  may 
be  innuediatly  dismissM,  and  bro't  back  to  their  Native 
Country,  their  Familii's,  &  Friends ;  that  it  may  nev(M' be 
Said,  they  bravely  fought  themselves  into  a  i'rison  :  for, 
what  Else  can  be  Said  of  it  If  they  are  ComiJellM  to  tarry, 
after  the  Expedition  is  Ended,  as  we  apjjrehend  it  is,  and 
that  in  a  most  Compleat  and  effectual  Manner:  For  that. 
His  Excellencys  I'rochimation  of  the  2  of  February  l^ast, 
proposed  an  Expedition,  for  the  Keduction  of  the  French 
Settlements,  on  the  Island  of  Cape  Breton,  &  not  for  the 
garrisoning  of  them:  and  the  Eidistment,  was  in  Conse- 
<iuence  thereof,  (namely.)  for  Iicduciug.  &  not  for  garri- 
soning, and  we  Inunbly  appeal,  to  your  Excellency's  & 
Honors  JiulgnuMit,  whether,  reducing  and  garrisoning,  be 
not  two  things,  (piite  different,  and  Distinct  from  each 
other:  and  if  so.  whether  the  Troops  of  tlii'  liist  Embarka- 
tion, nuiyn't  demand  a  discharge,  as  a  Right  and  .lustice 
due  to  them,  instead  of  Solliciting  Uw  it,  as  an  Act  of 
Grace.  But,  on  the  other  hand,  if  it  Should  be  Said,  that 
by  the  Expedition  was  meant  and  intended,  that  Louis- 
b>  urg  Should  be  garrisou'd  (in  case  of  Success,)  by  those 
who  sh(udd  icduce  it  :  It  may  be  Answer'd,  that  Such  In- 
tention, cant   Kati(Mially   be    Extended    further,    than    till 


'2C> 


NKW   iia.mi'siiii;k  mhn  xv  LorisisriMi. 


<'tlior  Inx.ps.  niioht  l,e  raisM  (.,  lelievo  them  ;  and  more 
tl.an  tlnet"  Montl.s.  is  already  PassM,  Sinee  ti.e  Surrender; 
a  Spaee  (l()ul)ly  SufJieient  for  that  Purpose.— 

We  take  Leave  further  to  Propose,  tliatin  Consideration, 
tiie  Plunder  (which  uas  expected  wouhl  he  great,)  turns 
out,  to  he  hut  a  very  TrilHe,  they  May  have  an  a.hlitional 
(.nu.tol  Bounty,  asa  further  Reward,  of  tlieir  Toil,  Maz- 
!"•(!,  and  Bravery,  as  the  Massachusetts  Troops  have  al- 
ready had. — 

As  to  those,  whose  Lot  may  he  to  tarrv  over  the  Winter. 
Whether  by  Choice,  ,>r  Compul.sion,  (if   anv    Should    1... 
CompellMsoto  I).,,)  We  humbly  propose,  tliat  be.sides  an 
Anon.entation  of  their  Wages,  and  a  (Jrant  of  Apparell 
and   Be(hling.  Suitable  for  the  Climate  and  Season;  they 
May  have  an  Augmentation  (.f  their  allowance  of  Hum  & 
Molasses,  to  half  a  Pint  of  Kacli.  for  Each  Man    ~^  Day. 
and  a  Couple  of  Quarts  of   Small   Beer  also,  the  Waters 
there,  being   exceeding    bad,   and    very    unwholesome    to 
Dnnk  :  that  there  may  be  a  Suri)lus  of  Stores.  «.f  all  kinds, 
to  be  Purchased  of  the  Commis.sarv.  at  a  Stated   Price  and' 
that  there  may  be  a  Provision  of  Physic,  as  well  as  of  F(u„l 
&  Cloathmg;  and  that  Each  Cap'  may  have  a  Copv,  of  the 
Invoices  of  the  Stores  &  Cloaths  Sent  for  the  Soldiers,  with 
the  Prices  of  those  Commodities,  that  thev  mav  be  Sent 
tor  Sale;  that  the  Care,  the  Justice,  .V  the  goodness  of  the 
Honorable  Court,  may  be  made  known  to  every  individual 
Man. — 

As  the  Season  of  the  year  is  far  advanced,  and  the  Sol- 
diers greatly  distress',!;  Some  F,u'  Want  of  a  Discharo-e, 
and  other  for  want  of  Xecessarys  and  Conveniences, "to 
make  their  Lives  Comfortable,  We  hund)ly  l^rav,  that  what 
we  have  offered,  may  have  the  earliest  Consideration  & 
Dispatch,  that  is  Possible. 

And  yc.ur  Memorialists  as  in  Duty  bound  Shall  Ever 
Piay 

T.  W.  Waldron 
I'ortsmouth  Sep'  -24  174r,  .Jonathan  I'rescut 


NKW    IIAMI'SlliijK    MKN    AT    l.<»IISl!(  |;(;.  O 


'^^ 


MiiiceUit,u-u„H.—,Xote.s  prior  tu,  ,/t(riti;/,  <m>J  after  thv  Slei/e 

of  Loiitsfniri/. 

It  appears  I'lom  (i„v.  Wciitwoith's  |)i(.('lainati()n,  (»r  ,.n- 
listinent  papers  to  the  captains,  lor  the  enlistino'  of  s,.l- 
ilievs,  and  saih.rs,  no  partienhir  time  was  inserted  for  their 
disoharoe,  after  the  snrrender  of  the  fortress,  tlie  men  were 
ehimorons  for  tlieir  diseharge,  and  not  heinj.- eom plied  with, 
eansed  eonsiderahle  trouble,  some  of  them  were  held  until 
the  arrival  of  troops  from  (ireat  Hritain..  May  :24.  174(1, 
wlien  1;">00  were  released. 

The  Lonishuro-  ex|)editioii  eost  the  province  of  New 
Ilamjtshire,  as  reported  hy  a  committee  of  the  Assemhly. 
June  y.  1747,  2(;.489  pounds,  1)1  shillings,  SJ  i)enee,  I'roela- 
mation  money. 

Great  llritain  reimbursed  the  Province  of  New  Hamp- 
sliire,  16.;]5r)  pounds  sterlino'.  The  monev  arrived  in 
Boston,  Sei>t.  IS.  1 74!).  The  British  fleet,  ccmnnanded  bv 
Commodore  Peter  Warren,  arrived  before  Louisburg  at  the 
commencement  of  hostilities,  with  the  following  vessels 
of  war : 

Superb 
Launcestou 
Mermaid    . 
* — N'igilant     . 
May  22— Princes  Mary    . 

" — Hector 
June  10 — Chester     . 
'•     12— Canterbury 
" — Sunderland 
"      ''— Lark 
''      '•— Eltham     . 

This  innnense  lleet  of  vessels  of  war  took  no  active  part 
in  the  assaults  on  tlie  fortress,  with  the  exce])tion  (if  a  few 

♦Ciiptured  In.m  the  Fivnch,  ;in<l  nuiniud  by  New  Knuiimd  sailors. 


1)0 

guns 

40 

•  b 

40 

kb 

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bb 

00 

k* 

40 

bb 

oO 

bb 

00 

•• 

00 

bb 

40 

bb 

40 

bb 

•JS  NKW    IIAMI'SIIIIIK    MKN    AT    l.OI  ISI'.l' IM  i . 

gmincrs,  \\li(t  went  iislioiv  to  inslnicl  I'cpix'ivH's  men  in 
the  nianageinent  of  tlieir  l)attei'ie.s. 

Caj)t.  Edward  Tyiig' was  in  I'oinniand  of  tlie  Mussiu'lvasetts 
Colonial  s(|na(lron  of  seven  vessels,  eai'vying  lOS  guns. 

('a])t.  .lohn  Fernald.  of  I'oitsMioiitli,  fomnianded  the  sloop 
Abigail,  of  14  guns,  tliat  eonvoyed  the  New  IIuni])shire 
troops. 

Two  sloops  from  Conneetieut,  HO  gnns,  one  armed 
vess(>l  from  Uhode  Island,  '10  gnns,*  with  one  hundred 
and  lifty  soldiers. 

Belknap's  History  of  New  Mamitshire. 

"The  fortress  of  I^ouishurg  was  so  strong  as  to  ealled. 
The  Dunkirk  of  America:  and  had  been  (wenty-tive  years 
in  Imilding,  and  cost  1,20(),0()L)  pounds  Sterling. 

"This  eX|te(litioM  originated  in  Massaehusetts,  but  the 
colonies  of  New  Hampshire,  Kliodc  Island,  and  (\>nnecti- 
eut  by  their  legislative  authoiity,  fuiiiished  troops  and 
stores.  New  York  sent  a  supply  of  artillery,  Pennsylvania, 
and  New  Jersey,  provisions  and  clothing.'"  The  assault  on 
the  Island  battery,  defended  by  ISO  men,  and  HO  cannon, 
was  disastrous  to  the  400  })rovincial  troops  who  made  the 
assault,  nearl}'  one  half  being  either  killed,  drowned,  or 
taken  prisoners. 

The  French  loss  during  the  entire  siege,  is  reported  to 
have  been  "200  men. 

When  Duchambon,  the  (Joveiuor  of  Cape  Ilreton,  sur- 
rendered to  Generel  I'epperell.  thei'e  was  turned  over  to 
him,  l.'.MjQ  prisoners,  12")  large  cannon,  H>  mortars,  stoi-es 
of  [)rovisions.  enough  to  last  six  months. 

(ireneral  Andierst.  commanding  the  land  forces,  and  Ad- 
miral Hoscawen,  of  the  liritish  navy,  captured  I.ouisburg, 
July  2t>,  1758,  and  completely  destroyed  the  splendiil  for- 
tress, and  it  remains  so  to  this  date. 

No  enumeration  of  the  number  of  the  inhabitants  of  New 
Hampshire,  was  made  until  17<i7,  when  there  were  02,700. 

*Oiil  not  arrivi'  in  LniiisburK'  until  after  tlio  fortress  was  taken. 


Ni;\V    IIAMI'SMIKK    iMKN    A'l'    l,(  »r  ISIJT  IK  i. 


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The  ratal)k'  jioIIh  returned  in  1742  as  .MT'J,  with  Not- 
tin<;liain,  narringtoii.  and  flosport,  niissiii!;-.  Call  tlie 
nuni\)t'i'  oV  VA(;tWp  ;)(>lls  in  174.'),  H,nOO,  and  multiply  l)y 
4.')0,  would  give  tlie  nuniVjev  uf  J?jliabitant(^  in  Now 
Ilanipsliire  in  1745  as  27.000. 

France  deelared  war  against  Great  IJritain  March  1"). 
1744.  N.  S. 

Great  Britain  declared  war  against  France,  March  29, 
1744,  ().  S. 

After  the  treaty  of  [)eace,  October  7,  1748,  Louishurg 
was  turned  over  to  the  French  intact,  and  the  Hritish 
tr()o[)s  evacuated  Louishui-g  .Inly  12,  1749.  And  the 
j)rovinces  gained  practically  nothing  for  their  hlood  and 
treasure  ex[)ended  during  the  war. 

The  pay  of  the  soldiers  in  provincial  currency  was 
twenty  live  shillings  a  month,  or  less  than  sixiteiice  a  day. 
sterling,  the  soldier  furnishing  his  own  clothing  and  gun. 

From  Parkman's,  ••  A  Half  Century  of  Contlict  ": 

"The  New  England  soldier  fancied  that  he  was  doing 
the  work  of  God.  And  the  descendant  of  the  Puritans  was 
never  so  well  pleased  as  when  teaching  their  duty  to  other 
peo]»le,  whether  by  pen.  voice,  or  bombshells.  The  ragged 
artillerymen,  battering  the  walls  of  i)ai)istical  Louisburg.  flat- 
tered themselves  with  the  notion  that  they  were  cham[)ion« 
of  gos[)el  truth.  Barefoot  and  tattered,  they  toiled  on 
with  indomitable  pluck,  doing  the  work  which  oxen  could 
not  do,  with  no  comfort  but  their  daily  dram  of  New  Kng- 
land  rum." 

"■  Maine,  then  a  part  of  Massachusetts,  furnished  full  one 
third  of  the  men  of  the  Massachusetts  contingent." 

According  to  i'arkman.  the  winter  of  1740  must  have 
been  terrible,  on  account  of  sickness,  "At  the  end  of  Jan- 
uary, five  hundred,  and  sixty  one  had  died" 

"On  May  10. 1740,  (Joveiiior  Shirley  writes  to  Newcastle, 
that  eight  hundred  and  ninety  men,  had  died  during  the 
winter" 


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NKW    ll.\.MI'SI|||!|.;    m|.;n    yV    l<ol  isiil  |;(i. 


From  Doii'-Ias,  North  Aiiu'iica  : 

"»»utsi(le  (lie  iMjiurepas  (Jiito,  l.y  the  old  linic-Kiln,  tlu' 
I'oro'otten  hones  of  ahove  live  liuiidred  New  Kiiolaiid  iiieii 
lie  f  licit'  to  this  day,  under  the  coarse  ncj,'lt!ctcd  ^rass  "' 

There  is  in  the  library  of  the  New  Hampshire  Historical 
society  at  Concord,  a  hook  containinjj^  two  hundred  and 
sixty  paj-es,  inscribed  as  follows  :  "  A  List  of  !»risoners  tryed 
at  (leneral  Court  Martial  held  at  Louishnr^',  in  the  Island 
of  Cape  Breton,  in  the  years  174«— 1747  &  174H."  And  has 
the  appearance  of  being,  and  undoubtedly  is,  the  original 
journal. 

The  oHieers  of  the  New  Hampshire  troops  on  their  return 
home,  presented  a  bell  (which  has  since  been  re-east)  that 
they  had  captured  at  I.ouisburg,  to  Queen's  Chapel,  Ports- 
mouth. The  ]»eal  of  the  bra/en-tongued  messenger  from 
the  grim  old  fortifications  of  J.ouisburg  is  still  heard  from 
the  tower  of  St  John's  church. 

Fnnn  IJarstow's  History  of  New  Hampshire: 

''  Louisburg  wa*  situated  on  a  neck  of  land  south  of  one 
of  the  linest  harbors  on  the  island.  The  citv  was  sui'- 
rounded  by  a   wall  of  stone  thirty-six  feet  iiigli." 

William  Vaughan  of  I'ortsuK.uth  is  said  to  have  been  the 
originator  of  the  Louisburg  expedition. 

Not  a  man  in  the  expedition  had  previously  seen  Louis- 
burg. 

Distance  from  Portsmouth  to  Louisburg  about  six  hun- 
dred miles. 

The  city  of  Louisburg.  at  the  time  of  its  capture,  coii- 
tahied  5,000  inhabitants,  exclusive  of  the  troops. 


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i '  (^Mifdi's  llast  ion. 

/>  IM'iiicfss's  lliistiiiii  mill  Sdiitli  (iiitc. 

/'/  MiiiU'cpas  Uastidii  aini  l-'.ast  (iatc 

////  (ilacis. 

JJJ  Dilrli. 


f 


NKW    II.\MI'S||1|;k    MKN    .\T    l.OI   ISIUI.'O.  31 

NKW  irAMl'Sirii;!':  MKVlVTirEF.OUISHUIU}  KXI'EDITIOX,  174:,. 


Nami:s.  H»'.si(|,.iK'i>, 


Unlisted.     Kiink.       Company.        Kcff't. 


AtkinsDii,  Joiin ,,.  ,     ,,,  |,„j,.„,       ,, 

A.k.-r.s,  .|„s,.i.i.  ....  Kv  .t..r l»h.  1,{  l>f    ato      Mooiv's. . . .  .M,„.r»>'.^. 

A.l(lis.,n,,),.nas '■.■..'......'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.""         ..  ''i»f,l>t's || 

AlUiiisdii,  ,),..si.|,li HrfiitWdod...]     ..     .  ••  ..  

A.lams,  .l.,hn...   l-"n.lon.l.'rr.v   .    Jimoiu  •■  .SluM-l.urnr's 

A.vlnicr,  ValtMilinc 

.\i.iM.it  .)„s,.,,h i)„v,.,- :.;  i'oiV.'i;;'     ■•  n,,i„'s         " 

.'\l>l>()lt,  Jiihn ,.  "  "ludcn  .s. 

'  AIU'..i-k,,)i,hn I^)rt.snu)'utli..'.'.'    i-VlV.'i,!'         ••  '.[ 

Anck.son,  Satmiel ..  

Marker,  Jiiliii '    "  'KV,i',"i''i'  ..  "\', ; " 

mack.  Adam.  l-.'l,.  13  .Mooiv.s.... 


mak.>,)()lin.  Jr.. .•••;:;    KensinKtoii'.'.!'.         ••  (■„,.„ 

'  HrouKhton,  Noah I'ortsinoutli.. . .         ••  I'rivat.- 

Hrown,  Isaai- ..  ■'lyin            _         — 

Hatt, 'I'homas '' «„,..,,        ■•  n 

n.'ii.Timotiiv ;::... ,t'  .*^;.  '•»'!i"^vs'.s.. 

Hickf..rd,,J,.ihr(, N.'wiiiKtnn  ! !  ] !  .' !  ] .'i ! '   "  "^'.:''" 

Kooilili.v,  .lonalhan....    Port.smKulh 

Hrow.sler,  Kicliard 

jjr.nvii.  Calch Hfvntwood '.'.'.'.'.'.'..'.  •'            1  i.MitN 

ISniwii,  John ••  ,,             i-iMn  s 

Hoardmaii,  John i'ViV  iV  ••           v;i,....i>„,.,;  "• ' 

K;.i:=^;::;::--.'^--''-''>" ••  ••  •  ;:      -^t--- 

1S::;!;^SX'.:::;;:- ;::;::::::;;:••■••  ^  ::        :^"'-- 

I  -  Hunkor,  Benjamin IJurham 

«  lUis.s,  Jo.scph Dover 

Itiis.sell,  Jacoh "      ..                        ..  ..                  ..         

IUis.S"ll,  John " .,  SerL't              ••          

Momi/jonalh!;^::::::;:  .":'."■.':!?;:  .'::''''^    :;  '■'•';;'"■  ^viiiiam;^; 

■'ISrown,  Kdmnnd liiimplon  Kuiis         ••  Knsiun 

Ksll/rfS'."! ;::::;: '"-iy-"  ^v"':!"-'^- 

Hiake:"jos;:;;r!\ :;:::::  •■::::; ^"■■■'i^  ::     Trefethen-s 

Ha.sselt,  Itiehard 

Bean    Daniel KinKston  . .  .i!  ]     i.V-lV.i:i'  ■•          '.'.'.'.'. 

Hiekford.  Kleazer Dtirha?ii ■•  ..                      

Ulake,  Samuel,  Jr Ken.slnKloii ••           

^  Blaster,  Joseph Mariner  

Brook.s.  |.;,hvar<l Porlsmoulh.. . .     I'el>.  i;t  i:'nsiun    

Bum  in,  .Samuel I','  ,  'rt..    

Center,  Abraham iin.ii.     •:;•••■••■,•■•• 

l-'laridKe,  I  homas .::::;:...  ,.            '••'Mo«.ss.. 

Colhath,  I'itmau Newmarket 

t'olli;itli,  ,loseph ,,                       .. 

Coll);ith,  Benj.nnin Newinu'lon  !!!!!!.!!]]!. ! 

Cooper,  ,ri>nalhan ,.                     ,, 

Cooper,  .lolin .',  .,,.......  ••                    ., 

Chi.vd,  Jame.s Hrentwoix'l. !!!'.'![  i  ]"  "  ..             Iii.hfs 

Coney,  Jaek ,.              '-IMH  s 


Creiu'lilon,  (Jeorne Ilxeter 

('•iss  '\i'."'"'" Londonderry..    Jui'ie'io'         ••  SlK-rhiirne' 

*'<>""". •I"li" i'orl.smo'iiilV.;!;     i.VlV.'i:!'  Serut  •' 

CunniUKliiim,  Kolierl  ..     i.ondomlerrv . .    ,lune"0  Privav 

Chapm.in.  John Kensinnlon.' .. '  Pres,.,,iiv 

Chase,  Knoch ,,  ii.s(oiis. 


I  Taken  prisom^r.       ^'  I'romuied  to  KusIku  Aur.  10.         Promoted  !,■  Lieutenant 

"»it.   1.         1  Killed. 


NKW    IIAMI'SlllltK    MKN    AT    Lor ISIJC |;< i.  33 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE  MEN  IN  THE  LOUISHUKO  EXPEDITION.  im.-Cont. 


Names. 


Residence.      Enlisted.    Rank.      Company.      Rep't. 


', 


Challis,  Tliomas 

Choate,  Jonathan Kingston 

ClitTor.l,  William "  

Cram,  Henjaniin 

Casli,  Thomas Dover Fel)    13 

Clarlt,  .losiah 

Clark,  Stephen 

Cook,  El)enezer Dover 

Critcliet,  James 

Calfe,  Roliert Chester 

Cass,  Nason Exeter 

('ram,  Daniel Hampton  Falls  '.['..'.'.'..'.. 

Cucknet,  William 

Cummin,  Benjamin 

Card,  Edward Ncweastle Feb.  13 

Card,  Thomas "  ■• 

Colby,  Speneer Portsmouth.... 

Crimble,  Charles 

Carty,  John 

'Cass,  Jonathan Kensington Feb.  1.3 

Clark,  Alexander oct.   17 

Conner,  Samuel Feb    13 

sCottou,  Timothy Portsmouth.... 

Dalton,  Benjamin 

Dunkin,  John 

Dam,  Jonathan 

Downing,  Jost^ph 

Dunn,  Thomas 

DolIotT,  Amos Exeter 

Dollotr,  David •'        ] 

Dudley,  Joseph 

Dudley,  Joseph,  Jr 

Davis,  Mosfs 

Davis,  William '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. 

Di I w,  Charles  

Dow,  Nathan Kensington 

Dam,  William Dover 

Daniels,  David "      

Drew,  Zebulon "      

Durgin,  William 

■' Dudley,  Trueworthv.. .    Exeter I'eb.  13 

*  Daniels,  Eliplialet ."....    Durham 

D()(>,  Daniel ••         

Daniels,  Benjamin Apr.  15 

Davison,  Dudley 

Dam,  (ieorge  ..' Portsmouth....    l-'eb.  13 

Dam,  Waymouth 

Dam,  Theophilus Newington I'eb.  13 

Daeker,  David Portsmouth 

Dearborn,  Shubael Hampton 

Dent,  John Kingston 

Denerson,  John Portsmouth 

D(dlolT,  J(din 

Dow,  Jeremiah Hampton 

Downer,  Andrew 

■'' l)u<iley,  James I'^.xeter I'eb.  13 

"Dunn,  Nieholas Portsmouth 

'  Emery,  Anthony Hampton " 

Elliot,  A!)rMham 

Edgerly.John 

Ealet,  John 

Eastman,  Samuel 

Evans,  Stephen Dover Feb.  13 


Private     Prescott's..  .Moore's. 


Hale.s. 


Sergt.       Williams's. 
Private  " 

«•  <t 

Whidilen's. 

Trefethen's 

.Mariner    Fernald's.. 


Private 


Surgeon  

I.ieut 

Private    

"  .Moore's... 


Fellows's  . 


Light's. 


Prescott's.. 


Ilale'.s 


('apt.       Dudley's  .. 
I.ieut.       Fernald's .. 
Mariner  " 

Trefethen's 

Private    


Sergt 

Private    

Ollleer    

Lieut 

Private    

Surgeon  

I'rivate      Fellows's..  .Moore's. 

"  bight's 

"  Preseott's  " 


Hale's 


•  Died  Se))t.  1,3,  ITt.'i. 
and  prisoner. 


■-'  Taken  prisoner. 
Discharged  Aug.  7. 


liisehargcd  July  21.        *  Wounded 
'  Killed.        •  .Mass.  Artillerv  Co. 


/ 


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NKW    IIAMrsillUK    MKN    AT    l.or  ISIillM  i.  86 

NKW  HAMPHHIKE  MKN  IN  THE  LUUISBURCJ  EXPEDITION,  1745.— Co/i*. 


Names. 


Resilience.      Enlisted.     Rank.    |  Company. 


Reg't. 


Elli-st,  .lolin 

Eint'ry,  Danifl 

Kdn'i'rly,  Sainut'l Hrentwooil Fol).  Vi 

Kyrt",  John I'ortHmoiUli " 

Fic'ket.John "  " 

iKIaKK.Jolin "  " 

-  FlaKt?.  Jolin.  Jr "  " 

Forham,  Kii'lianl " 

3  Fellows,  Natlianu'l June  20 

FitzKf'alil,  Rii'liard 

Foy,  John Dover 

Furlter,  Richard Newington 

Ferrin,  .Moses 

Filleld,  William 

Flanders,  .Moses 

Folsom,  Joseph 

Forrest,  John 

Fellfiws,  John 

Ferrel,John Somersworth. .    Fell.  13 

Folsom,  Jolin " 

Forse,  John Dover " 

Fowler,  Morrice '•     " 

Fox,  Edward Newmarket " 

••  French,  John Hampion  Falls         " 

•■■' Fernald,  John Portsmouth...         " 

Foss,  Zachariali " 

Furl>ush,  Benjamin —    Dover 

Furjjjuson,  John 

Fales,  Nathan 

«  Folsom,  Jonathan  ; June  17 

Frost,  Samuel I'ortsmoutli 

Fullerton,  William Brentwood 

Gooding,  David Feb.  13 

Gonlon,  David " 

Green,  John •' 

Gardner,  Joseph 

(Jibson,  John 

Giles,  Joseph  Brentwood 

Gilman,  James 

Gordon,  Rol)ert 

(iordon,  James 

(Jault,  Adiim Londondorrv  .    .lune  20 

Gaull.  Patrick 

Gritllth,  .lohn,  Jr P(jrtsmoutli.. . .     Feb.  13 

(ieorge,  Joseph 

Gilman,  Joshua 

(iimpson,  Thomas  .. 
*  (iove,  Ebenezer 

Gove,  Joseph 

Green,  Bradbury 


Private     Williams's.  .Moore's. 
"  Whidden's.         " 


Adjt 

Private     .Moore's. 

Lieut. 
Private  " 


Lieut.       Fellows's.. 
Private  " 


Light's. 


Presoott's.. 
Hale's 


Williams's. 
t'ai)t.       Fernald's.. 
Lieut. 
Private     Wise's 


Lieut. 
Private 


Moore's. 
Light's. . 


Hampton  Falls 


June  17 


Gerrish,  William Dover Feb.  13 

(tiles,  Jidm. 


Glidden,  William "      

tjorman,  James "      

Gowell,  John "      

(irace,  Nicholas "      

(iray,  Reuben "      

•  (Jlosler,  .lohn Portsmouth —    Feb.  13 

"Goudy,  James " 

(iardner,  David 

Greeley,  Peter 

Grove,  >Tohn 

(iale,  Daniel 


"  Sherburne's 

Clerk 
Private     Presoott's.. 


Lieut. 
Private     Hale 

Corp.  " 

Private 


Corp.  "       

Private     Mason's  . . . 

"  Whidden's. 


OIIUm 


Promoted  to  Ca|itain;  no  date.  -■  Promoted  Ensign  July  9.  ■' Promoted  t<i 
Captain  Ot'l.  1.  *  Died.  ■'''  Captain  of  the  Sloop  Abigail.  '■  Died  Jan. '20,  I7it). 
'  Negro  Slave  of  Theodore  .Atkinson.        '*  Killed. 


i 


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Ni:\V    IIAMI'SlllltK    MKN    AT    LOl' ISIU' IMi. 


3( 


NEW  HAMP8HIHE  MEN  IN  THE   LOUISBUKG  EXPEDITION.  1745.-Con<. 


( 


Names. 


Residence.     jEnli8tecl.|    Rank.      Company. 


Feb.  13 
April  1.') 


(lilinan,  Ezeltii-l E.xeter 

'  (Jiliuan,  Robert "       

Uilinau,  Jonatlian iJrentwood  .. 

(ilidden,  Charle.s 

Oodfre.v,  Jonatlian —    Hampton !  FVb.  13 

=  Hall,  John ! 

'^Hall,  Richard 

Haley,  Thomas 

Hodgdon,  John I 

HodKdon,  Israel Newington I  Feb.  13 

Hunt.  Al)ner 

Huntre>s,  Jonathan 

Huse,  William 

Ham,  Jothai>< 

Hooper,  John Port.smoiith.. . .  

Huntre.ss,  Christopher.    N«  winnton Fel).  13 

Hutehins,  John , 

»Hale,  .Samuel Po  •tsmouth... .    Feb.  13 

Harris,  Richard "         ....        " 

Ha.ssam,  Jacob Dover 

Ham,  Clement "     " 

Hayes,  Elislia '•      

Heard,  .Samuel "      " 

Hill,  Ichabod "      

Hoit,  Charles •'      

Hubbard,  John  H "      

Hurell,  (Jideon Port.sinouth... .         " 

Huntress,  .Samuel Dover " 

Hussey,  John "      " 

Harford,  Nicholas 

Hall,  John,  Jr 

<  Ham,  Jo.seph Portsmouth....     Feb.  13 

Mfam,  Weymouth "  ....         " 

•' Ham,  William "  " 

Hart,  John 

Hicks,  John  Greenland..   ..    Feb.  13 

"Hilton,  William 

Hopkins,  Edward Portsmouth 

Hutehins,  George "  Feb.  13 

IiiKalls,  Peter 

Jones,  Thomas Keb.  13 

Johnson,  Thomas 

Judkins,  Joseph 

'  Jaek.son,  ,)oshua Portsmouth....    Feb.  13 

Jackson,  Elisha "  " 

"Jackson,  Ebenezer "  " 

Johnson,  Philip (Jreenlaiid 

Judkins,  John 

Kenislon,  Joseph Feb.  13 

Knight,  Richard 

Kelley,  Daniel 

Kennedy,  Robert Londonderry. .    June20i 

Kimball,  Jonathan .' j 

Keniston,  William Feb.  13  I 

Kenney,  Rlehard  "         ' 

Kenney,  I.ove Dover "         ' 

Kinkett,  David 

Keniston,  Samuel,  Jr..    Greenland Feb.  13  ! 

Kimming,  Benjamin. . .    lOxeter "         i 

Kenislon,  Henj:nnin | 

"  Keniston,  Johii pel).  13 

Keniston,  Saiiuiel,  Jr " 

King,  tieorge I'ortsmouth 


Major  ! 
Surgeonj 

Lieut.  I 
Private ! 


Beg't. 


Moore's. 


Moore's. 


"         i  Fellows's  , 

Ensign  ,  " 

Private     Prescott's. 
Capt.       Hale's 
Private 

Ensign 
Private 
Sergt. 
Private 

Drum'r 
Private 


Wise's 


Lieut. 
Private 


Williams's. 

Moore's 

Fellows's  . . 
Light's 


Sergt. 
Private 


Sergt. 
Psivate 


Moore's 

Fellows's  . . 

Light's 

Sherburne's 
Prescott's  . 
Hale's 


.Mariner 

Otilcer 

Private 

.Mariner 

.\rtiHcer 


Fernald's.. 
Dudley's'. . 
Whiildens.. 
Fernald's... 


I  Wounded.       -Some  i>hnes,  written  Hull.        ^  Promoted  to  .Major,  Get.  17,  174.5. 
<  Taken  priscmer.        'Died.        "  Wounded,  and  died.        "Killed. 


i 


I 


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I 


NKW    IIA.MI'SIIII!K    MKN    AT    LollSltl'I.M;.  89 

NKVV   HAMl'SmiiK  MKN  IN  THE  LOUI.SBUR(J  KXPKDITION,  1745,-CoiK. 


Namrs.  I     Rosidcnee.      Enlisted.     Rank.       Compiiny.  |    Reg'i. 

U'lu-y,  J ert-my I  Peh.  1.3     Private     .Moore'H. . . .  .Moore V- 

'  l/OHKi'ii  .lolin 


Laiii.-ioii,  Nalhaiiifl JC.xeler    "  Nitrht'.s. 

Leiiry,  Thoina.s. 


LIkIh,  John E.xi'tcr Juni' 17       C'apt.  "       

LoiiKf<-,  .Mo.si'.s Private  "        

Loffan,  Andrew Londonderry..    Jiine20  "          .Slierburne'.s 

l.oelii',  Thomas i "           Preseott's,. 

Lowell,. James Hami>ton  Kall.sj "                    " 

Lilihy,  Benjamin Uover Kel).  13      .Ser^t.      Flale'.s 

Lilihy,  Daniel "  Private          " 

Lowell,  David ' ••         Williams's. 

Ladd,  Daniel E.\eter Feb.  13       Capt.       Ladd's 

"  Ladd,  Daniel,  Jr "        |        "  Private  "      

Ladd, John JunelT  Caiit.            "       '.'....'. 

Leavitt,  Jonathan April  1.5  Private    Trefethen's 

Leaeh,  John ••         i  wise'H 

■  Ladd,  Jonathan,  Jr Kingston Feli.  13    .surgeon '. '.'.'.'. 

LanKdon,  Samuel Portsmouth....    .Mar.  IK    chaplain 

I^apish,  William ; Private  ' 

•■' LeavitI,  .Moses Hamilton Keh.  13  '• 

Leavitt,  Joshua "         ' 

Lewis,  Benjamin Portsmouth Felt.  13  "  '. 

Lihhy,  John "  

Leavitt,  Samuel Feb.  13  Lieut.     ..........  .'.'. 

*Lufkin,  Isaae ••  Private    

.Moore,  Samuel Portsmouth....     Fel).  12         Col.      ;   .Moore's 

.Marston,  William Feb.  13  Private'           "      .... 

.Marston,  Jan)es  •<  >• 

Moullon,  David .         ••  ••                    ••      ....' 

.Mc.Mahone,  Kciger ••            Fellows's.. 

.Moore,  Edward Sergt.               " 

Morgan,  Andrew Private 

Marey,  William ••  Light'.s 

Marsh,  James •■  ••        ' 

.Moody,  Clement Brentwood ••  ••       

■'■  Marston,  Jeremiah Hampton Feb.  13  "          Sherburne's 

.MeLaughlln,  .lohn Londonderry..    June'iO  '•                    '• 

MeLenchan,  James ••  " 

.McNeil,  Jcdin .Manehester 

-McNeil,  James ••           ••  " 

Miller,  Samuel Londonderry..         "  "                    " 

Miller,  John "          "             "  ••                    •■ 

■'.Montgomery,  Henry..               "                       "  Ensign 

'■•  Montgomery  Hugh Portsmouth....     Feb.  13  Private 

Moulton,  Henry "            Prespott's.. 

Moulton,  Thomas •■                    " 

'  .Moulton,  .Simon "                    " 

.Merrow,  Samuel Rochester "  Hale's 

Marston,  John Hampton •■           William.s'.s. 

.Mason,  John  T Por'tsmouth Feb.  13       Capt.       .Mason's 

McGregor,  Daniel Londonderry..    June 'JO  "           .McOregor's 

.Marston,  .lonalhan Private     Whiilden's. 

Moulton,  James ■•                    •• 

Marshall,  Henrv Brentwood .XprillT)  "  

Marshall,  Hawley "  '■  "  

Martin,  .Michael." Portsmouth •'  

.Martyn,  Robert "  •'  

Mas(ui,  Nathaniel "  

.Mason,  Benjamin Hampton "  

Mason,  Francis Siratham '        "  

'  .Mattoon,  Kicharil Feb.  13      Lieut 

.Meadtr,  .Moses Durham Private   


•  Promoted  to  {''.nsign,  July  IH,  17-1.5.      =  Taken  prisoner.      ^Died.      <  Wounded. 
■'Killed.       "Killed.       ' Some  places,  Malloon. 


:   i 


NKW    IIA.MI'SIIIKK    MKN    A  I'    I,ul '  ISIll '  l!(  I , 


41 


NEW  HAMPSHIRK  MKN  IN  TIIK  LOUIHHUUd  KXPKDIIION,  l7ili.—Conl. 


Nami:s. 


Kt'Hldrni'i'.       I'.iilisti'il.     Hunk. 


MiTi'MI,  ,li I) ,TiiiH'17 

Mi'scrvc,   Niilliiinicl. . .    pnrl^inuiitli l-'di.  I.'t 

I  McHcrvc,  Niilliiiiiii'l,.If.  "  

.Mcsci'vc,  (icdi'nc "  lunc'.'O 

Miller,  Itolpcrt lliiiii|ilon  Kiills    KrI..  i;! 

MiKnly,  ,|i)lm 

Mdl'Killl,  Alil'illiillll SiriillKini hell.  13 

■' Mdi'Hiiii.  .lolin KiiiK-^tiiii 

Muiillcin,  NathiiiiU'l M:iiM|>tiiri 

<  Ncwiiiiircl), 'riiornas. .      PiiiMsmi)Ulli I''cli.  i;i 

Niir'liiii,  Calt'l) 

Niitf,  Paul Oliver Vpril  If) 

Nelson,  ,I(ise|i|i  Porlsmoilt  ll . . . .     Im'I).   IH 

NelHKii,  .Iciliii "  " 

■' Nelson,   I.eailei' "  " 

Nelson,  .lames 

Pein'e,  Perh.'iin I''eli.  i;t 

Perkins,  (Jeorne 

Perry,  .lolin " 

Pinkhain,  John 

'■■  Piinian,  K/.ekiel,  ,)r —    Portsmouth....    I''el).  I'l 

Phill>rieU,  .loseph 

M'ri'seotl,  William i:|i|iint; I''el'.  1't 

Palmer,  (irowth " 

PaK<'.  I>.'iviil l;.\eler 

■'Preseoll,  .lonalliiin lime  17 

PrescotI,  .loseph 

.1  Preseoll,  ,John Kinnsloii 

Pressey,   l';iiil "         

I'erkins,  Thomas Uoehesier l-'eh,  i;j 

Perkins,  N.alhanlel 

Paine,  .loliii Newcastle 

Peavey,  .loseph 

Partriilue,  .lonalhan...    Poilsniouih... .    Keli.  i;t 

I'ease,  s.imiiel New  market 

I'endexter,  I'M  wan  I,. I  r 

Perkim;,  Uolierl   h'eli.  l.i 

Phillirick,.Iosiah Oct.   10 

■'•  Pliilhrick,  Simon 

Piekerin>;,  Thomas Keli.  I.t 

l>ieree,  .loseph Porlsmoiilh  ...     M;ir.  Ifi 

i'inkliam,  Solomon  ... .     Dover Kt'li.  13 

Qiiimliv,  Kliphalei 

Kami, 'William Neweasiie Keh.  11! 

Kamlall,  William 

Km  wlin^s,  Stephen 

Raw  linns,  Samuel Newiiintoii 

Read,  Solomon Dover 

Roherts.  Isaac 

Ruildlett,  Sattdiel Feb.  i:i 

Robinson,  Benjamin 

Rowe,  Daniel 

Rowe,  Nalhan Hampton  Kails 

Rowe,  Robert 

Rieh.irdson,  S.'immd 

Rinjr,  Kliph.ilet Portsmouth....     peb.  Vi 

i{olierts,  Samuel Dover " 

Roberts,  Thomas "      " 

liowell,   P,no<.h ("hester 

Rand,  Willitim,.lr 

"RawlinRs,  .loseph K.xeter 

Read,  Samuel 

I{edmaii,  ,Iose|)h Hampton 


I'ln^i^n 
I.t.  Col. 

l.ieul. 

('apt. 
Private 


Ilnsinli 
Private 


Company.       lie 

Mtii 

.Meserve's.. 


K't. 
irt''8. 


Kellows's  . . 
Preseott's.. 
Trelethen's 
Hale's 


Moore's 


I'.nsiKn 
Private 


capt. 
Private 


Corp. 
Private 


i:nsij;n 

Private 
I'-nsi^n 
Siir.  eh'f 
.Vrmori'r 
Private 


Fellow.s'.s  . 
UKlifs.... 


Sherburne's 
Preseott's.. 


Hale's 

Whld.len'.s'. 


I.lnlit's 

.Moore's. . . . 
Kellows's  . . 


Sherburne's 

l.inhfs : 

Preseott's.. 


Hale's 


Williams's. 


cPiikeii  prisoner,  .\un'.  1,  promoted  to  Lieutenant.  -  .\rm  shot  olT.  ''Died. 
■I  Promoted  to  l.icutenant,  l)et.  '>,  ITfi.  •'''Taken  prisoner.  "  Promoted  to 
laeuten.'mt,  ,luiie  '20,  ITI.i.  '  Lost  a  lep.  "  Died  .\pril  1'2, 1746.  "Wounded, 
.June  7. 


Nl'.W    IIAMrsilllM:    MKN    AT  Lnl  ISItlllll.                   4;') 
Ni;\V  IIAMI'SIIIUK  MKN  I.N  THi;  I-OIISIU'IKJ   KXI'KDITION,  ITI-i.-Todf. 

Nami:h.                     Kt'HidtMict'.       Kiilistcil.  Hank.    I   Cninininy.  Ilt'K't. 

Uiililo,  Siiiinu'l clicHii'i' I'Vli.  i;)  l.li'iii Monrt-'H. 

UoliinHdn,  «'liiii'lt'.H I'rlvalf  

'Hntllxirii,  AliiiiT Im'Ip.  i;!  "  .Miiiiff's " 

SliflKK'Si  Willliiin "  "  "  " 

HlinlU'v,  Willliiin 

Sciilcr,  AIHMliiilii "  l''»'ll(iws's  ..  " 

Hhci'liiii'iii',  Kihviinl "  "  " 

Stevens,  .Idhn NewiiiKtoii "  "  " 

SiinlHirn,.)i'-<iiili \ "  [-IkIiIh'  —  '| 

Siiviitft'i  .Mii-^i's "  "      " 

Scl'llUll'I',  SMIIUIl'l I "  "       " 

HeviTiiiiH,  iliillll \ "  "      " 

Hiiildcr.  KIm'Iii'zci' 1  Kxi'ttT "  "      " 

SlnkU-r,  Siimucl i   '  "      " 

StiickliridKi',  Aliriiin...'  Slnitliiim "  "      —  " 

Shfrhiirnc,  Henry ,  Purtsniuutli  . . .    Keli.  l;t  Ciipliiln  Slierlmrne's 

Slierl>urne,.li)se|)li ,               "                  .liiiU'   K  "  "  ' 

Sherlniine,  Kdwiinl....!               "                 Private 

Sims,  Samuel "  "  " 

StiieklirhlRe,  Wai'ri'n "  " 

Stevens,  Kpliralm "  I'rescidt's..  " 

swain,  William Ilaniptmi  Kails  ..   

Sweet,  Koliert 

Salter,  UU'hard Dover "  Hale's " 

••^Sain Portsmouth —  "  "    " 

Sanlmrn,  .Mar.sion | "  "    ' 

Smith,  Arelili)ald Dover ' "  "    .   •■•  " 


Smith,  .Iiilin 

StJintoii,  Ueiijamin.   ...     Dover  Keli.  13  "  "    

Stanton,  Henjamln,  Jr.'  Somersworth..         •'  "  '     

Stoodlev,  ■lonathan Portsmouth "  "    

Sainl(orh,.Iohn I "  Williams's. 

.Samliiirn,  I'.lieiie/.er 1 "  " 

Shaw,  Meiii.'imin |  Hampton  Falls 

Seaward,  William  So.  Hampton..'  Koh.  l.'i    Captain     Seaward's. 

Smith, .lames ' ' Private      Wise's 

Sleeper,  .loseph Kingston Fell.  1,3      KllsiKU       l.ailil's 

Sanliorn,  Slmliai  I Hampton Private    

Saru'ent,  Nathaniel  ,lr.  "  '  .Mar. '20     Surneon 

Shaw    .fosiah "  ;   Keli.  i:}      •■  ■      • 

Slieafe,  ,l;ii'ol) I'ortsmouth — '•  Oct.     .5 

Sh'eper,  M'lses Kingston .luiie  17 

Sleeper,  Henry   Portsmonlli Keli.  1,3 

Sleeper,  .(ohn' Hamilton 

Snidlev,  ,lohn ] 

'I'hompson,  Ale.xancler Kcl).  13 

'I'oliey,  Sanuitd " 

Towli',  .Faliez " 

'I'readwell,  William  K..     Portsmouth.... 

Turner,  John 

'I'll oiiipson,  Samuel 

> 'I'homas,  John Keli.  13 

'I'liompson,  James 

'I'lKimpsoii,  William  .. .     UiKdiesl.r " 

'i'itcomli,  John l)ovt>r 

'I'ililietts.  Samuel "      

'I'iltoii,  Henjamin Hampton  Kails 

'ravlor,.laiiies 

'I'ilton,  .lacoli Newmarket...    .Mar.    1     Ciiptam      rilton  s 

Trefethen,  Aliraham...     Newcastle Ajir.  l.^i  "  Trelethen's 

■•'Pucker.  Lewis "  Keli.  13     Mariner     Kernahl's.. 

'I'hinK,  i'etcr lireutwood Ollicor    

<  Thomas,  Henjamin  —    Portsmouth...    Kcli.  13      P'-iyate    

Thompson,  (ieorn»' —  "  , "  

'Died.        -An  Indian.        'Taken  prisoner,  died.        *  Wounded. 


lurneon 
Private 

Conisv. 

I, lent. 

Private 
1, 

,, 

t> 

.Moore's 

('(inisy. 

'* 

Private 

"      .... 

" 

Fellows'H  . . 

1, 

Sherliurne'.s 

Corpl. 

Private 

Hjile'.s 

Corpl. 

•'    

Private 

Prescolt's.. 

•• 

Williiinis's. 

Ni;\\      IIA.MI'SIIIIM':    MKN     Al'     l.u|   ISIU    IMJ.  46 

NKW   IIAMI'SIIIKI';  MKN   IN  THK   l,()tISIU'U(  i   KXI'KDITION.  ITiri.— (On/. 


Namks. 


Kcsiili'iii'i'.        l';iili.slO(l.     Uiiiik.        C'i)iin>iUiv. 


K«'K't. 


Miir.    1 

i'ViV.'iii' 


'  Thorni  (II,  Miitlicvv Koinlniiilcri'v 

'niliiii,  D.inicl .'. 

"rrt'lollii'ii,  llfiiry  Jr...  Nowcm.si  lo  .. 
'rryilick.  Henry 

-'I'li'ris,  'riiDiiias im'Ii.  la 

'  Vt';ist'y,.l('rt'mi;ih June  17 

Villoiii.  Willinni Il;iiii|>t(iii I''i'l).  i;j 

<  Viiiinhiiii,  William I'orlsiiicmih  ... 

Vilit'in,  Williaiii,  ,lr. .. .    Ilainpinn 

White,  Nalhaiilfl  It Siratli.'iiii I'eli,  13 

Wilson,  .IdImi '• 

Wallaee,  .Vrchilialil 

Weart",  Mose.s 

Weli'li,,li(lin 

Wherriii,  , I  .-lines 

Wlierrin,  Isaac 

Wdiiilhain,  ,l(ihn 

W.ildnin,  iiichar.l  K...     Dover l-'eli.  i;! 

Watson,  Sainiiel •'      " 

WiliK-ale,  .Moses "       

WiiiKale,  Daniel "      '• 

Wiiril,  .I.iines 

Watson, 'I'lioinas 

Wells,  ,lolin 

Wilislow,  .losliiia Se|it.;Hl 

Welch,  David 

WriKhl.  I'.hene/er .\|pr.  Ih 

W.ir.l,  Daniel 

■'•  Weare,  .loseph Kensinnloii. . .     

Weed,  .loseph 

•' Wort  hen,  Mzeli  lei Keiislnnlnii  ...    .liiiielT 

Weare,  N.'ithanlel Ilaiii|itnn  I'.ill 

■-■  Williams,  Kduard 

W.ildron,  Thomas  W..     Dov.r I'd).  i;{ 

Watson,  .lomilh.'in li:  ni|ilon  I'alls 

Whiilileii,  .lames l-'eli, 

Wise,.li>lin \|ir 

Wood, .lames 

Wadleinh,  'rheo|iliilils.     l''.|i|Mnn 

Walden.  .lohn 

Warren,  Waller I'orlsiiiiniili 

Waters,  .Samuel "  

;  Wey  inonih,  Sh.idrick. .  •'  l"el>.  I'l 

Wlietlu  ri>;hl,.l"remlali 

Whiddeli,  Mich.iel rortsmoulli  . . . 

Whidilen,  Nicholas 

White,  Samuel 

Whiilon,  Samuel 

Worniall,  Daniel llrcnuvood I'eli.  i:t 

Yoiiim,  I'.lea/ei' Do\<'r 

Voiinn'. 'Ii'sej)!! 

Veatlon.  riiilip Somei'sworlh. .    Apr.  l.'i 

Yi>rk,  Ulchard  Kx.Mir l-'ch.   l.l 

YouiiK.   lle/.eliiah Kinnsion 


SlirKeon 
Private 


i:nsijjn 

I'riviite 
1.1.  Col. 
Private 
S.'l-Kt. 
Private 


Moore'.s. 


Mjfht's. 
Moore's 


Moore's. 


.Moore's. . . 
I''ell()\v.s's  . 


Hale's 


l.ieiil. 
Private 


l.iKlit's. 


.1 


Mar.    'i 


l.t 
Mar.  IS 


Lieut.  "     j 

Private  .shfrliurne'sj 

I'.nsiKii  '■             ' 

Private  Prescolt's  . 


i;nsi>;-n 

Prlv.-ite      Willi.-im's. . 

Captain  " 

"  Wiildron's . 

Private     I.add's 

Captaid     Wliiddi'ii'.s. 

Wise's 

Siir.Matc  

Private    

It 

I. lent 

Private    

Serj;t 

l.i4Mll 

Captain    

Knslun    

SerKt.        Hale's 

I'rlvaie    sherhurnc's 

l'.lis|);n     

Private    


1  Kichmonds.  Ma-s.  Uevr'i.  -Died.  ■' Promoted  to  llcuicnaiil  Oct.  1,  ITI.'S.  'Com- 
missioned liy  Mass  I'roinoied  ensign  .\iin-.  II,  ITI.'i  'Promoted  to  lieutenant 
Old.  1,  ITI.'i.     '   Taken  prisoner. 


i 

:  i 


!  ; 


NKW    IIAMI'SIIII!K    MKN    AT    L<  )r  ISIUIK  i.  47 

NKW  HAMl'.SHlllE  MKN  IN  THE  LOUISBURO  EXPEDITION,  Vi5.—Cnt,t. 


Namkh.  Kesidenco.      Enlisttnl.     Rank        Comit.-.ny.       Reg't. 

I  I  I 


AlluTton,  I'hilip Private 

Hishop,  15a  ly SiTKt. 

Hlaiiclier,  KilwanI Privato 

lira  man,  riioiiias IJrum'r 

C'ain|>l)(-ll,  .IcrtMiiiali I'rivatt- 

Capci'im,  John " 

(.'c>l)l>,  Kk'lianl Ser>?t. 

CfMssnian,  Henry Private 

Day,  Kilward- . .  • " 

Donna  II,  .Mieajali " 

Ksty,  Uenjainiii .Scrgt. 

I''illel>ro\vii,  Tlionias Private 

Fislier,  Nelieniiali Sergt. 

Kislicr,  Alii.jah  Private 

Kislier,  Jolin " 

Kislier,  Eleazei' " 

KorrL'st,  Jolin " 

KorresI,  Samuel " 

Kreneli,  K|ihraini " 

Freneli,  Jaeoli " 

(ilen,  Uieliaril C'orpl. 

firover,  Thomas Private 

Iloilges,  Kliphalet I'orpl. 

Hoi|>;:cs,  lienjamin Private 

Hoiinestmani  Heher " 

Lane,  Zepheniali " 

l.yon,  Elkanon C'lerlt 

Napp,  Aaron Private 

Kon»'r.s,  .John " 

Sheld'in.  Kphraini    

Thaver,  l^phraini " 

Th.iyer,  Philip 

Titlanv,  .loseph (dri)l. 

TilTany,  RoI.ert 

Tni'ner,  Ehenezer Private 

Weeks,  ,John 

VVIiite,  Alirahain  " 

VVhitj',  Daniel 

Wood,  lienjanrn " 


•18 


NHW    IIAMrsillKK    MKN    AT    I,<>1   ISltllKi. 


[Shii-h'ii  to   IVrufimrfh.] 

Boston,  Marili  4.  1745. 
Sir,  As  it  will  he  uncertain  where  M'  N'auj^lian  will  Ite 
upon  tlie  arrival  cil"  this  I  am  ohliged  to  tronhle  yon  with 
100"'  X.  'I'enoiir  (hy  the  bearer)  to  pay  to  those  men.  w''' 
he  shall  have  enlisted  over  »S:  ahove  the  1  aO  to  he  aygie- 
gated  to  your  I{e<;inient,  and  to  desire  him  to  set>y'  the  men 
are  inarcliM  to  l*.ost(»n  instantly  to  fill  up  the  lneom|)lete 
("oni|)anies  helongiui;'  te  Colonel  Hale's  Ueoiment,  w'"'  will 
he  there  hy  the  lime  those  men  get  to  Boston,  or  if  he 
marches  'em  to  Charleston  it  will  do:  I  must  refer  you  for 
everythini;'  else  at  present  to  M'  llastide.  who  will  dine  w"' 
you  on  Monday — I  am  sorry  I  am  ohliged  to  trouhle  you 
w"'  the  lA'tter  W''  accompanies  this,  at  this  improper  time: 
liut  I  could  not  avoid,  from  the  Importunity  of  the  Coun- 
cil, and  expectation  of  the  assembly,  doing  it  longer  —  I  will 
write  you  further  upon  it  by  next  post  and  must  now  sub- 
scribe my  self  in  much  haste  and  Truth 

Voiir  Kxc'^  most  oitcdient  Humble  servant 

W.  Shirley 
His  Kxc>  (iov'  Went  worth 


['I'he  men  nd'erretl  to  in  the  foregoing  were  raised  in  New 
Hampshire,  over  and  al»ove  its  own  (piota.  to  help  Massa- 
chusetts till  its  (juota  tor  the  I.onisburg  expediliou.  See 
\'ol.  V,  lt4o.— K<litor  N.  H.  State  Papers.] 

Fioui  the  above  Icttei'  of  (iovernor  Shirley  of  Massachu- 
setts it  would  appi-ar  that  the  thirty-Mine  men  in  the  fore- 
going roll  Were  from  New  Hampshire,  but  as  it  is  uncer- 
tain. hav(>  put  them  in  a  separatr  roll. 


TIIK    C^ELKBRATIOX. 


The  Aiiieriraii  llistoricol  lirtjlstcr  has  granted 
the  writtM'  [)(.'nnission  to  copy  Irom  its  report  ol'tlie 
proceed! n«4s  at  the  ceU'hi'ation,  in  th(^  July  uiiinher 
for  189."),  whicli  lie  has  doiu',  in  an  al)rid<»'ed  lorni'. 

THE  L()i:iSHUK(i    MOXUMKNT. 

KKECTKJ)    HV    TIIK    S<K  IKTV    OF    (Ol.OMAI,     \VAI{S. 
IINVEII.EI)    .HNK     IT.    1.S9.J. 

The  handsome  marble  colnnm  erected  by  the  So- 
ciety of  Colonial  AVars  at  Lonisbnrii",  Cape  Breton, 
to  comnu-morate  the  one  hniub'i'd  and  ni'tieth  amii- 
versarv  oi'  the  sicoc  and  snri'cntU-r  ol'  the  fortress 
of  Lonisbni'ii'  to  the  Xcw  lOnnland  Irooits  nnder 
Cenei-al  l*eppercll,  was  nnvtiled  finne  17.  It  was 
a  successfnl  event  in  every  way.  'V\\v  weather  was 
pro|)itions  to  ontdoor  "Services  and  thonsands  of 
people  from  the  surrounding^'  country  and  I'rom  Hal- 
ifax and  Sydney,  witnessid  the  function.  Every 
State  Society  <d'  Colonial  Wars  was  i-eprescnted, 
many  membei's  of  the  Xew  \'ork  and  New  England 
Chapti'i's  were  present  on  their  |»rivate  yachts  with 
parties  of  frien«ls. 

The  British  war  ship  (Jainnfo  was  |tresent  and 
irailv  decorati'd  with  buntinn',  as  were  the  vessels 
in  port  and  many  pi'ivate  residences. 


Tin:    f,<>II>s|{IU(i    MONI  :\l|.;s- 


m;\v   iia.mi'siiii.t;  mi:n  at  i.oi  isuritc. 


.•)1 


i 


ii 


The  Fivneh  Caiiiidiaiis  I'litorod  lioartily  into 
tlie  jollification,  althoug'h  tlio  nioniunont  was  to 
conuneniorate  a  victory  over  tlioir  ancestors  Fre- 
(luent  mention  was  made  by  the  speakers  of  the 
valor  and  chivalry  of  the  French,  and  the  hope  was 
expressed  that  the  French  republics  would  always 
he  on  friendly  relations  with  the  United  States  and 
Great  Britain.  The  land  on  which  the  monument 
is  erected  was  donated  hy  a  Frenchman. 

'IMie  assemhlaj^'c  was  called  to  oi'der  at  noon,  in 
the  Kin<^'s  IJastion  of  the  ruins  of  the  fortress,  hy 
the  chairman  of  the  Society's  Momnnent  Connnit- 
tee,  Mr.  Ilowland  Pell,  of  New  York,  with  some 
approj)riate  remarks.  Aftei"  prayer  hy  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Salter,  of  13urlin<iton.  Iowa,  the  following  address 
of  Mr.  Frederitdv  J.  de  l\n>ter.  of  New  York,  ixov- 
ernor-jivneral  of  the  Societv,was  read  hv  Mr.  Pell: 


n 


Mr.  Gori'nior,  (^ t'litlcntrn  nj'  I/h-  Sni'lcff/  nj'  ('<if'/nl(i/  W'urti, 
iui<(  Gtirxts:  Wv  liiivi'  asseiiiltlcd  licrc  to-diiy  iimuiiM-  these 
storied  niiiis  to  dedicate  the  liist — the  very  lirst — UKtiiiiineiit 
ever  erected  hv  the  peo|>U'  of  the  (ireat  Kepnhlic  to  eoin- 
iiiein(»rale  tlie  greatest  triiiiiiph  achieved  l)y  tlieir  coloidal 
ancestors. 

It  is  tlie  <;reatesl  trimii|ili.  hecniise  it  is  the  only  instance 
recorded  in  iiistory  ol'  the  vicloiy  of  a  hody  of  irregulars, 
led  hy  a  civilian,  over  weil-traiMcd  and  gallant  I'oes,  It  was 
the  success  of  sho|il<ee|iers.  artisans,  lislieiinen.  I'anners.  and 
clerks  (unnniandi'd  iiy  a  mere  nii'rchant.  planned  l»y  a  law- 
yer utlei'ly  igiioiaiit  of  the  art  of  war,  ovei'  the  regidar 
soldiers  of  the  lirst  military  powt-r  of  l^ui'ope.  Ic(l  hy  well- 
trained,  experienced,  and  gallant  eoniniandcrs.  and  in- 
trenehe(l  within  the  strongest  fortress  of  the  New  World. 

'fhe  enterprise  was  a  niai!  one,  hut  it  succeede(l.  N'ictorv 
without  the  English  llei't  would  have  l»een  iinpossihle.   'fhe 


•'-  m;\v   ii.\.mi'siiii;|.:  mkn  at  I...I  isi-.riMi. 

Ki.^lislMlcrt  wns  ..  lirs.  .HmscI,  l,„t  i,  Mnive.l  in  p.u.l  tiu.e 

'",7""l''^'"-'lK.vi,.(o,y.     Tl.ir,y,v.a,sn^,.,(Jol,hvin  Smith 
Sim  I : 

"TIm.    F^:..olisl,  ,v,..,..am-y  n.v   .m   Iumoxt   (.,   1,.  t„„„,l  i„ 

I^.'ula.Ml   tl...  ,h.s(r.„hn,«s  of  f|,.  l.n.vc  youths  who  foMovvnl 

tl.est„n.h,nsolC,oMnvella,MMn.to,.    no  h.novr  hreath. 

•••>t.sh.M.;hM,    <kva.vnotextim.t:to-.h,yvo„n,av(i.Ml 

""''"'"•".■MthtlK'stan.lanlsof  (Jnmt  ami  of  Shcnnan." 

What  hmmUms  this  triumph  of  th.  An^h.-Saxou  ,ac-o  the 

'"-n>  olonous  is  that   it    uas  won  over  uorthv  fo.s.     The 

uHresswhiH.   ..a,,i,„h,te.l   l.>0  years  a^o  ,o-,h,v  was    hehl 

l.y  the  lust  sohi.e.s  of  Knrope.  the  warriors  of  the  -(Jran.l 

Aonaniue         Few  h.urels  ei e  won  l.y  .lefeatinu- a  honle 

nt  Asu.tK- Slavs,  hut  to  tear  the  Lilies  from  the  eita.hH  was, 
indeed,  a  splendid  aehievement. 

The   h.ureis  won   here  were  won  fron,   no  poltroons,  but 

,   ""   ""  '"■"^••'-  '■<""""•!<••  ••'•ivairous.  hut  unfortunate  ehil- 

•'■vn  ot  ^h.nous  Franee.     The  .hny  of  this  ,lay  is  emm^h 

."Hltheoalhndsohliersof  L.mis  on  the  other.  Hoth  si.les 
wmM.iuallyhrave.  hut  fortune,  as  usual,  favore.l  the' hi..'. 
K;-H.a.tal,ons.     Captain  Mahan   is   ri^ht.     The  true  seerH 

<.t  Ln.Iand  s  ..npire.  of  h.Hon^  n.Ii  of  vietories,  is  iu.r  sea 

jr^^'"';-      ''=';'  '7''''^'*'  '''■^•''''•'•''■'•^•'.^••^''''I'-ntrolhMlthesea. 

^reneh  w.ndd   h.MjMlay  the   lanoua,.  of  I^,ston.  I>hila.ie 
l•":Y"';'N;■^v^;..•k.     I.  uas,hish.n,..,,,t,„,,„t-,,  ,^. 

-IH..  dee.ded  theta,e..f  ,1...  eontinent.  ami  h.nee  ti.e 
.^Ta.tude  whmh  we  IV.I  to  thos.  who  hattle.l  so  hmo.  so 
liallantly.  an.!  so  sueeessfully  h.r  the  Cross  of  St    (Jcorne 

<;':''^<''-'yofCoh,nianVarsisdevo,.dtodoinKiuJ;i;.. 
'<•  'Ins  very  p,.no,|.  to  the  n.en  who  raised  the  scattered  and 

^'\'*;;''''-l  •■•n.^e  .d  se.th.uH.nts  ahm,  th.  Atlantie  into  the 
""ohty    rep.d.h..    whiH,    is   to-d.y    .he  p.-er  of  th,-  .-...atest 

];"7'— "'•      ^V-vish    .l.at.lu.uneon.uerahlet.nerX 
ti.e  heroK-  eourage.  the  devoi.d   patrio.isn,  of  those  .-arlier 


NKW    iiami'siiiim:  ,\ii;n   ai'  i,oiisi!ii;(;. 


:)3 


(hus  wlicii  Aiiiciiciiiis  ri'iilly  hrciinu-  Aiin'riciiiis.  should  rc- 
iiiaiii  the  (listiii«,Miisliiii^'  clinriictciistics  of  uiir  liici'  to  llic 
t'lul  of'  tiiiic. 

And  tliciT'tui't'  \\v  t'it'i;t  this  moiiimiciit  to  the  nit'iiioiy  (d' 
(»m'  heroic  ancestors imd  as  an  insi)iration  to  hiToisni  tor  all 
g'cncrations  of  Americans, 

Mr.  Evci't'tt  Pi'pjH'i'e'lI  Wlu't'lof,  of  New  York, 
one  ()('  tlio  few  living-  (U'sci'iuliiuls  oC  the  lici-o  of 
Jj()iiisl)in-«j;-,  (Tcncfiil  Pc'j)|)('i'('ll,  and  a  iiu'inhcr  ol" 
the  New  Voi'k  Stall'  Society  of  Coloiiia!  Wars,  (U- 
livcrcd  tlic  rollo\viii<»-  oi'atiou  of  the  dav: 

Mr.  Gorrnior,  (fi'iif/riiK'/i  <>t'  tin'  Soclfti/  ol  ('iihuiliil  W'urx^ 
lunl  (wuf'sls:  Heaven  siniles  on  onr  nndeitakiim-.  The 
nortliwesi  wind  has  driven  awav  the  clouds  and  lous  ot'  tiie 
past  week.  I'ndei'  tiie  l»lne  ('apt-  IJreton  sky  we  coniineni- 
orate  achievements  that,  in  their  ultimate  result,  i-avc  to 
the  two  j^reat  N(uth  American  conuMoiiwealths  their  ydodly 
herita<fe. 

The  Homan  iiistorian  t{>lls  us  that  the  leaders  (d'  his  time 
used  to  say  that  when  they  lo(d<e(l  on  the  statues  (d'  tlieii' 
ancestors  their  souls  were  stirred  with  a  passion  of  virtue. 
It  was  not  tiie  mari)le.  nor  the  features  that  in  tiiemselves 
liad  force,  liut  the  memory  of  tlieir  noble  deeds  kindled  a 
ilume  in  liie  Itreasts  of  their  descendants  which  couhl  not 
be  (pienclied  until  their  ai-lions  had  i(pialed  the  renown 
and  worth  of  their  lathers. 

In  like  manner  we  dediciite  this  monument  in  a  spirit  of 
^'ratitude  to  (iod  and  noble  emulation  for  the  hcioism  of 
man.  No  narrow  spirit  of  local  scdf-gratulation  has  brou^•ht 
us  hither.  We  are  j^iad  to  recogiu/,e  that  IW'itish  sailorsand 
colonial  soldiers  shared  in  the  dii'iiculties  and  dan^'ers  (d' 
(lie  siege  whose  successful  issue  we  ci'leltratc  to-da}'.  And 
we  are  swift  to  acknowledge  the  courage  and  euiluiance  <d 
(lie  garrison,  who.  cut   off  from  sm-coi'  aii<l  short  of  provi- 


54 


MOW    IIAMPSIIIl:!.;    MKN    AT    LOIISMIK,;. 


si<....,  om.-.Ml  I,n,u.  .vsisla.Mo  f„r  seven  weeks  to  the  Hritisl, 

Heet.uuItheregnnentsofA,ass.eln.setts.N..vIlan.psl.. 
and  (  oiiiieetieiit.  ' 

.  '•'  ^''*"  ''''''''''''^'''t -t'  Qnel,e<.  .,nesti<,ns  lu.ve  lu.en  put  to 
H"  Kuv.Tnment.   nHlieatiuK   that   the   .ne.ui.er  who  asked 

-though,  that  this  nu.n..n.ent  was  erected  i„  the 
"'    ^'""7'',   "^^"-  "  *""-'    »•'-•     T.,  hin.    I    roplv  that    we 
''^'vo   not  thus   learned  the  h.ssons  of  history.  •  Th      eN 
:•'"•'  I-n.ts  upward   to  the  s.-.s,  and  awav  Iron,  the  pet  v 
,ieah.usu.s  that  n.an  the  earth.     It  will  tell,  we  Irnst.  to  ..any 

generafons,  the  story  of  the  ..<.nra,e.  heroie  fortitude,  an  I 
manl,  e..er,y  o,  those  who  .ou,ht  behind  the  ran.parU  a 
NU'll  as  ot  those  who  touoht  in  the  t.vnehes.  Son'e  histo- 
rians, >t  .s  true,  have  ..nderrated  the  hravery  of  the  defe.Mlers 
ot  the  my,  and  even  asserted  that  they  sur.-en,le,e.I  hefote 
••  ••'•^''H-  '  wasuKMle  M.  their  walls,  and  when  thev  .ni-l.t  well 
.ave  eld  out  t^>r  months.  The  hest  a,.swer  to  thiJis  ^  ! 
t-'"..od    M.    an    ono,„;d    .jo.un.ent    wl.ieh    oives    the    ,nost 

anthentu.  aee,M.nt  of  the  siege:  (Governor  Shirlev-s  letter  t<, 
I-   I  nke  ol   ^ew..astle.     This  was  eertitied    l.y  I'.ppe.ell 

''."""^     "■;     '•^•^^^^' ^^''--^    I-th.op.and   (iidle 

gives  the  tolh.wn.g  gn.phie  des..,.iption  of  the  eo..dition  of 
llic  fortress  when  I)u  Cl.a.nhon  surrendered  : 

-A..d   ,,ow.  the  (n-an,|    Mattery  l,ei,.g  in  our  possessi<M, 

tK.Isla,.di;atteo(esteen.edl,ytheFre,.ehthe'l'aIla<i;un; 
;•'  '^••'"•^'"■'•^■>  -  •'"•••h  an..oy„l  f,,„„  the  Lightl.<„.se  Bat- 
tery, that  they  eould  not  entertain  the  hope  of  keepin.-  it 

'..<.   Io..ger;tl.eenen.y^s„o,.theastl,atleryl,ein^I;u.! 
.  «-l.  and  so  n.ueh  expc.sed  to  the  (ire  frou.  on.-  advanee.l 

"'7'^"  ^''''»'''^^^■ -•'•'•'  n.>t  stand  to  their  gu,.s;  the  ei,vu 
'-•  l>a  tery  .■..u.e.l,  a,..!  all   its  gnus  l.u,   tlL  disn.ou. 

wm.l.ytheF,arI.,n.rwasdisan..edofallitsp..inei 

en  s:   the  west  gate  of  ,|.eei.y  being  demolished. nd  a 
•'""'";r'^;   "';'"--'i"i"ing  wall:  the  west  Hank  of  ,|J 

K.ngs  l.ast.on  al.,.os,  ruined  ;  a..d  ...ost  of  the  other  guns, 
^^hK•h  had  l.ee..  n.o.n.ted  durh.g  ,1..  ti.neof  the  siege  being 


I 


NKW    IIAMI'S||II!K    MKN    AT    l,(H   ISIIliMi. 


•  )•) 


sllencod  ;  all  tlic  houses  aiidotlicr  l)uil(lin<ifs  within  the  city 
(soiiH'  of  which  were  (iiiitc  (Icinolishcd )  so  (liiiiiancd,  that 
hilt  one  anion<,'  thcni  was  left  unhurt ;  tlu!  enemy  exticniely 
harassed  l)y  their  lon^'  coniineineiil  within  their  (raseniates, 
and  other  covered  holes,  and  their  sto(;k  of  ainuuniition 
being  almost  exhausted,  Mr.  I)u  Chanihon  sent  out  a  Haj^' 
of  truce." 

The  nuni  who  stood  in  the  trenches  at  [^onishur^'  or 
dra<ifg<'d  their  cannon  across  its  morass(;s  were  the  best 
men  of  their  colonies.  Tlii-y  came  hither  inspired  by  no 
yreed  for  con(|uest.  'I'heir  expedition  was  really  a  defen- 
sive one.  Their  commerce  had  been  assailed,  their  fion- 
tier  settlements  ravaged  by  hostile  Indians,  their  wives 
and  children  massacred  or  carried  into  captivity.  L(uus- 
burg  was  the  harbor  where  the  French  privateers  found 
refuge,  and  whence  marauding  expeditions  sallied  forth. 
Its  massive  walls  were  twenty-live  years  in  building. 
'I'ime  has  dealt  hardly  with  these,  but  their  nuns  still  bear 
witness  to  what  was  called  at  the  time,  the  Dunkiik  of 
America.  The  iiarbor  which  they  covered  you  l)eh(»ld 
before  you.  landlocked  and  secure  from  the  storms  of  this 
rockbound  coast.  The  Island  IJattery  and  the  (Iraiid  l»at- 
tery  barred  all  hostile  entrance.  And  the  city  had  mag- 
azines from  which  all  Canada   might  be  sup|)lied. 

The  immediate  occasion  of  the  Louisburg  ex|)edition 
was  an  appeal  for  aid  from  Nova  S(!otia.  In  the  archives 
of  that  province  you  will  liud  a  letter  fnmi  (Jovernor  Mas- 
carene  to  (iovernor  Shirley,  of  .Massachusetts.  It  was 
written  at  .Vnnai)olis  Royall,  December.  I  ""44.  In  this 
your  governor  tells  the  story  of  the  outbreak  of  war. 

The  honoi' of  suggesting  the  Louisburg  exjiedition  has 
been  claimed  by  several.  Probably  the  thought  occurred 
to  more  than  (»ne.  The  New  England  people  were  ripe 
for  the  attem[)t.  Their  state  of  uiind  at  the  time  is  well 
described  i)y  Uelkna|».  the  hist(»rian  of  Nmw  Hampshire: 


.'){') 


NKNV    IIAMI'SIIIliK    MKN    AT    l,()l   ISIJfltU. 


i   I 


••  VlwAv  i.iv  ....itiUM  iMltM.t  s|Mrks  in  hnmni.  nah.if  wliid.. 
I'.V  a  ccllisi.).,  ,,r  ,.inis,.s,  mr  .suinctim.'s  Lruiit-lit   to    li^|,(, 
iiiid,  when  ..I,,.,.    ..xciinl.  (|„.i,.   „,K.rali..iis  arc    not    easily 
••"»<'""^'''-     '"   'M.diMlakinu'  anylhinu'  hazanlons,  tiieir    is 
"  lU'ccssily  lor  ,.xtm.>i<linaiy  vinor  cf  mind  and  a  dc..,,.,. 
"•  ••••nlid.MMT  an<l   tmiitnd..  vvliid,  siiall  raise  ,.s  ahnvt^thf 
divad  <.t  danuvr  mid  dispose  ns  t..  run  a   risk   uliici,  tin- 
•yl'l    maxims   dl'    prudfiicc  would    Inrl.id.     Tlic  people  ,,t" 
Now  Kn-land   Imvc  at  vari.ms  times  sl„,\vn  siu'l,  an  entlni- 
siaslie    ardor,  wliiel,   |,as  been    e.xeited    l.vllie  e.xami.je  of 
llK'.r  aneeslors  and   their  own   exp..sed  situation.      It  was 
never  m.u'e  apparent,  and   perhaps  never  more   neeessary, 
'•"«"  '•"  oceasion  ..f  this  expedition.     Nor  on^dit   it   I.,  he' 
h.i-otten    that    several    eireumstanees,  which  di.l   not    de- 
!"'"•'""    I""'ian    toresinhi.  urea tly  favored  this   undertak- 


"'14'. 


lh<"<uMieral   Court   of  Massaehusetts  .leeided,  on  Janu- 

"7  -"•'•  ''■^'  ■ 'i<"'ity  nf  one  vole,  to   undertake  the  expe- 

•''*"'"•       ' "''liateiy    preparations    were    ma.le  with    the 

ntmost  speed.      Those  who  had  opposed   the  plan,  l.eeanse 

"'   ''•'  <'""y*'''.  vied  with   its  sup -ters  in    arlivitv  to  pro- 

iil(»le  lis  sueeess. 

It  is  not  surprising  that  the  enterprise  should  have 
"'"'ised  the  .'nthusiasm  of  men  like  the  eolonists  of  that 
day.  They  were  the  most  resolute  and  fearless  of  a  res- 
olute and  fearless  ra.e.  Keliuious  zeal  had  led  some  t.. 
this  ,-,MM.try.  I.uve  of  adventure  ha.l  inlh.eneed  others 
ll'ey  were  mured  to  hardship  l,y  c.mstaut  strusrole  with 
""""•<'•  They  had  huilt  their  own  houses  an.l  their  own 
.shi|.s.  had  cleared  forests  and  plounh.Ml  jh-lds. 

The  exiueneyof  their  situation'  ha<l  made  them  rea.lv 
lor  any  emerj-en.y.  There  weiv  few  faefries  in  Ameri.-a 
;"m1  the  ne.-essaries  of  lilV  w.-re  laruelv  supplied  l.v  the 
'I'dustry  of  the  liaudets.  The  emhn.i.le.ed  waistcoats  and 
I'lirple  coats  of  ih,-  neutry.  a.  you  see  them  in  the  portraits 
oKopleyand   SmylKut.  came   fnuu  houu-.  as   Knoland  still 


^ 


NKW    IIA.MI'Sllll!!.;    MKN    AT    I-ul' |sitl' l;(i. 


.")7 


wa.s  called.  Miit  the  j^ar'neiits  of  the  siiil(»rs  and  t'aniiei's, 
who  battered  (\u\\u  the  walls  of  l.niiishiirj;',  were  woven 
around  their  firesides  in  the  loiij;'  winter  evenings. 

And  then   we    must  reniend)er  that    the  people    of    the 
hirteen  eolonies  were  a  coniniercial  and  seal'arinj^  people. 
They  dwelt  in  a  narrow  stiip  of  land  extendin<f  al»»nt(  the 
Allantie  coast. 

Thus  have  1  tiied  t<t  sketch  the  characteristics  of  the 
.Americans  (d"  174a.  In  times  of  peril  such  characteristics 
alway.s  tind  cmlxxliment  in  a  leader.  It  is  counuon  and 
easy  to  say  that  j^reat  men  are  hut  the  expression  of  their 
time  and  lead  it  only  in  the  sense  that  the  spray  leads  the 
hillow.  That  is  hut  half  the  truth.  When  (Jod  gives  to 
numkind  the  inestimahle  jfift  (d'  a  «,n('at  man,  he  does,  it  is 
true,  represent  the  spirit  of  his  age.  I»ui  he  leads  it.  as 
the  moon  does  the  tides.  Happy  the  people  who  appre- 
ciate such  a  man  and  are  tilled  hy  h  s  spirit,  as  the  liay  (d" 
Kundy  in  every  cre(d<  and  inlet  is  tilled  hy  ihe  advancing 
Hood.  It  was  fortunate  for  the  colonies  that  in  the  emer- 
gency of  174.")  there  was  a  leader  whom  they  trusted,  and 
who  was  wise  enough  to  discard  the  visionary  schemes  (d' 
others;  brave  enough  to  face  the  veterans  id'  Kranc.'c. 
intrenched  behind  the  walls  which  the  skill  and  experi- 
ence of  N'auban  had  planned,  and  self-sacrilicing  enough 
to  leave  home  and  business,  and  all  that  made  life 
pleasaid  and  sweet,  to  endure  the  hardship  and  |)eril  of 
this  expedition,  which  Parkman  calls  "a  mad  schenm" — 
but  which  I'epperell  and  his  followers  (hired  to  under- 
take. 

I  could  not  do  justice  to  the  occasion  or  the  subject  if  I 
failed  to  speak  tor  a  moment  of  his  remarkable  career,  lie 
was  a  notalile  instance  (d'  the  versatility  and  adaptiveness 
which  the  life  (d"  those  days  comiielled.  He  was  a  success- 
ful merchant.  He  was  a  gallant  soldier,  accustomed  from 
early  youth  to  draw  the  sword  in  defense  of  bis  home  and 
eountrv.     He  had  been   in    actual  service  against   the   In- 


.)S 


Ni:\v    iia.mi'siiii;k   .mi:n   at   I-o|  isi-.l  im;. 


I    y 


•  liiins  1k>Ioiv   l.r  was   (wenl.v-onc.     Il  mii-lil    luvc  Ium.h  siii.l 
«>l'  liiiii.  as  il  was  <it  WdllV.  ihiit  ||,.. 

\Vlu'if"cr  lit'  loiiyhl, 

I'm  so  iiMicli  ol"  his  lii'iirl  into  liis  act, 

riiat  his  i'.\aiiii)U'  hail  a  iiiafiiiet's  I'dito, 

And  all  wen-  swift  to  follow,  whom  all  loved. 

lie  was  for  Iwciilv-iiiiic  years  cliid'  justice  ol"  the  ('(.iirt 
n»("t.inn.uii  Pleas  for  Maine,  lie  was  an  aetive  atici  eon- 
s||ieii(Mis  inen.her  of  Mis  .Majesty"s  Coiiiieii  lor  the  e(.loiiy 
«>!' Massaeiuisetts.  It  is  i>iit  just  in  liini  to  a(hl  lliat  his 
ieIi«;ion  was  not  .iisljoiiivd  l.y  hiootn  or  intolerance.  It 
was  an  evident  power  in  his  life.  Ixit  it  always  respected 
the  relij^ion  of  others. 

And  now  let  me  return  to  the  story  of  the  expedition 
itself.  I  will  not  dwell  upon  its  details.  Mepresentatives 
•  if  societies  from  \arioiis  states  have  spoken  of  what  (>acli 
eolony  did  t<.  promote  its  success.  Massachusetts  (which 
then  included  Maine )  certainly  did  the  most.  She  was 
the  richest  and  most  popuhuis.  |5„t  N\.\v  Hampshire  and 
(  onnecticut  did  much,  and  New  York.  New  Jersey,  Rhode 
Island,  and  IViinsylvania  canu-  h.rward  to  aid,  thoujr|,  „(. 
tn.ops  of  theirs  were  in  the  trenches.  A  Rhode  Inland 
sloop  of  war  rendered  essential  service. 

When  we  rememl.er  how  diflicidt  cummunieation  he- 
tween  the  c. Ionics  was  at  the  time  of  which  we  are  speak- 
ino'.  we  shall  W(.nder  that  they  acted  so  much  in  concert- 
not  that  they  did  no  more.  The  nmils  were  infre(|Uent  — 
rna<ls  were  po,u-.  Oftcutimes  the  travelers  in  a  staj-e 
eoiteh  were  oMiu'ed  to  o,.(  out  and  lift  the  wheels  out  of 
the  mud  in  which  they  sunk  to  the  hid.s.  No  one  had 
even  dieamed  of  railroad  uv  electric  telenraph.  The  won- 
•  ierful  power  of  steam  was  unknown.  It  will  help  ns  to 
realize  the  nl.sta.les  w  hhdi  heset  any  c(uicerted  acti<.n  on 
the   part   of   the   coloides  when  we  remend»er    that  even  in 

'' '<•    luother   country  roads  were  so   had.  and  the  trans- 

uiission   of   inicliiocMe    so   slow,  that    the   Chevalier    lia<l 


M;\\     IIAMrslllKK    MKN    XT    l.ol' ISIil   |;( ;. 


.v.> 


Ikhmi  in  Scntliiiid  nciirly  tliit'c  weeks  Ix't'tnc  tlii'  news 
ri'iiclu'fl  K(li!il)ur«^li.  'I'lic  li<liiH^fs  dl  tin*  stint'iidcr  of 
L(»iiisl>iifi;'  tlid  ii(»l  ft'iicli  Uostoii  'iiitil  July  •!,  sixlccii 
(liiys  iitlci'  tlic  event.  iin<l  were  liisl  know  n  in  New  \uvk  a 
week  later. 

Sneli  were  the  (lillienlties  tliiit  onr  t'atiieis  iiati  to  lace. 
Vel.  williai.  tiiey  liad  eneunra^cnienl.  I'lnvidenee  liad 
favored  tlieir  cause.  I'lic  liarvest  of  ITM  had  heen  al»nn- 
(hmt.  \\\v  wintei'  was  niihl.  the  fmntieis  of  New  l'ji«;land 
liad  heen  unmolested.  nnex|ie(te<l  sn|(|>lies  arrived  from 
(Jri'al  liritain.  The  (iraiid  llattery  was  not  well  htrtilie<l 
on  tlu'  land  side.  'I'lie  eity  had  deprived  itself  of  provis- 
ions to  furnish  the  I'^ast  India  lleet  and  s(|uadroii  for  its 
n'cent  voya'^c  to  |"'ranee,  and  the  riffihintr.  which  hron^ht 
supplies,  was  captured  hy  Warren.  The  weather  duriii<; 
the  sie«;e  was  <;enerally  lini'  'I'lie  colonial  troops  cap- 
tured in  the  (Jrand  l>attery.  an<l  lished  up  at  the  careen- 
iui;'  hiisin,  the  lu^avy  cannon  which  they  needed. 

I>ut  all  these  would  have  availed  nothing-  had  it  not 
heen  foi'  the  courayt'.  the  pcrscverain-e.  the  aptitude  of  the 
nu'U  who  took  advantage  of  thes*'  favorini;  cireumstances, 
and  liriuioht  iheir  licet  of  KK)  vessels,  with  the  little  army  of 
4,(>r)0  men.  safely  to  (anscau.  There,  to  their  yreat  delight, 
on  April  -'•'>.  apjicarcd  Warren's  st|uadroii.  Thence  they 
sailiMl  to  Louishuri;-:  on  .\pril  ;><•,  the  troops  laude(|,  and 
after  seven  weeks  of  toil  and  peril,  diversilicd.  as  we  learn, 
when  the  soldiers  were  olT  duty,  hy  uanu's  and  sjxu'ts.  the 
fort  less  was  theirs. 

'I'heii'  hardihood  and  daring  are  descrihed  in  the  woids 
of  one  td  the  yallaul  l""rcnch  garrison  as  lepeated  h\  dih- 
son  in  the  journal  Itefoi'c-mentioucil  : 


'*  This  ueiitlcman.  I  say.  told  mc  that  he  had  not  had 
his  clothes  oil'  his  hack,  either  hy  nii;lit  or  day,  from  the 
iirst  coniuienct  lucnl  of  I  he  sicj^c  Me  a<lded.  nnueovcr. 
that  in   all    the    liisloiics   he   had  e\er   read,  he    never  met 


*;() 


NHNV    IIA.MrsMli;K    MKN    AT    LollshllMi. 


witli  ail  iiistaiict'  of  so  liold  and  presiiiuptuoiis  an  attempt : 
that  'twas  almost   impracticable,  as  any  one  conld  think, 
for  only  three  or  four  thousand  raw,  undisciplined  men  to 
lay  sie^c  to  such  a    stidiij-',  well-fortilied   city,  such  garri- 
sons, batteries,  etc.     For  should  any  one   have  asked   me, 
said  he,  what   number  of  men  would    have  been  snilicient 
to  have   carried    on  that    very  enterjjrise.  he  shoidd    have 
answered  not   less  than  thirty  thousand.     To  this  lie  sub- 
joined that  he  never    heard  of  or  ever  saw  such  courage 
and   intre])i(lity  in  such  a    handful   of  men,  who   regarded 
neither  shot  nor  bombs,     lint  what  was  still  more  surpris- 
ing than  all   the   rest,  he  said,  was  this,  namely,  to  see  bat- 
teries raised  in  a  night's  time,  and   more  particularly  the 
Fascine  battery,  which  was  not   live-and-twenty  rods  from 
the  city  wall:  and  to  see  guns  that  were  forty-two  p«»und- 
eis  dragged  by  the  Fnglish  from  their  grand  battery,  not- 
withstiinding  it  was   two   miles  distant,  at   least,  and  the 
road.  too.  verv  roiiuh."' 

The  tidings  of  the  surrender  wen-  received  throughout 
the  (((lonies  with  the  utmost  enthusiasm.  The  contempo- 
rary accounts  are  too  graphic  not  to  be  (pioted  : 

••Now  the  churl  and  the  niggard  became  generoii.s,  and 
even  the  poor  forg<»t  their  poverty,  and  in  the  evening  tiie 
whole  town  ( I'xiston )  appearetl,  as  it  were,  in  a  l)laze, 
almost  eveiy  house  i>eing  linely  illuminated." 

.\nd  now,  let  us  pause  for  i'  moment  and  ask  what  was 
the  result  of  this  expedition.     Do  its  conse<|uences  merit  a 

" inicnt?     At  lirst  sight,  apparently  not.     The  captiiie 

t»f  Louisbiirg  is  one  of  those  historical  events  which  was 
fruitful  itf  great  results,  but  which,  for  the  most  part,  are 
slow  in  germination.  Immediately  it  secured  the  cod 
lishery  to  the  colonists  for  three  years;  it  cut  the  French 
lishernieii  nil'  from  the  liank.s  for  a  like  period:  it  destroyed 
the  Freiith  Atlantic  trade  for  174;"):   it   (.ave  the   Knglish  a 


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prize  whiijii  enabled  tlieiii  t(»  buy  back  Madras  at  the  treaty 
of  Aix  la  Chapelle.  India  was  more  valuable  in  the  eyes 
of  the  Duke  of  Xeweastle  than  all  the  Atlantie  eolonies. 

Hut  the  remote  eonsetjuenees  of  this  expedition  far  trans- 
eend  in  importance  these  immediate  ones.  It  was  a  school 
of  arms  for  the  cohuiial  troo[)s.  (iridley,  who  planned  the 
parallels  and  trenches  at  Ltiuishiirg,  laid  ont  also  the  foitili- 
cations  of  liunker  Hill. 

Its  success  showed  the  c(»loides  their  power  and  the 
necessity  for  their  union.  It  showed  them,  too,  that  in  the 
councils  of  (ireat  IJrilain  their  affairs  were  of  minor  im- 
portance. This  was  a  dreadftd  shock  to  the  loyal  love  of 
the  old  home  whicli  then  was  general  in  the  colonies.  On 
the  other  hand,  the  captuni  of  Louishui<>'  pointed  out  to 
William  I'itt  the  possihility  of  the  contpiest  of  the  whole  of 
Canada,  and  paved  the  way  for  that. 

In  the  next  war  Canada  was  concpiered,  and  the  Eiif^lish 
colonists  freed  from  the  fear  of  attack  from  their  neighbor 
on  the  north.  The  ex[»enses  of  this  war  and  the  conseipieut 
demands  of  the  lirilish  exchecpier,  led  the  luinistry  to  tax 
the  colonies.  Anu'rica  resisted,  and  the  result  was  the 
Ami-rican  Uevolution.  liy  an  extiaordinary  turn  in  the 
whetl  of  time,  the  French  assisted  the  old  Knglish  colonies 
to  become  an  independent  nation,  while  the  old  French 
colonies  remained  the  property  of  (ireat  IJrilain. 

It  is  now  one  hundred  and  fifty  yvwvs  sin('e  the  surrender 
of  liouisburg.  It  is  one  hundred  and  twelve  years  since 
the  treaty  of  Paris  recogui/e(l  the  iu'lepeudence  of  the 
United  States  and  conlirmed  to  (ireat  llril,iiu  the  p(»ssession 
of  Canada.  Smt-ly  the  rain-or  of  the  old  wars  ought  by 
this  tinu'  to  be  biiiiietl  completely  out.  Surely  we  can  no\\ 
agree  that  the  devehtpment  of  these  countries  during  all 
that  time  has  been  promoted  by  the  re.sidt  of  those  (»hl 
wars.  .\nd  des|iite.  perhaps  partly  in  ciuisetpiencc!  (»f,  the 
magnitude  and  costliness  of  the  Heels  ami  armies  (d'  to-day. 
we  mav  believe  that  the  ties  of  ('hristian  faith,  the   links  of 


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\K\V    MAMI'SMIKK    MKN    AT    l,(M  ISIM   IM; 


iiiiitiial  tiiKlc.  tlu'  hands  n\'  irii'ii(lslii|),  tlie  swift  sti'amer. 
and  (lie  switk'i-  ekH-tric  ••nnent   have  hound  us  so  eloselv 
toj^ethor  tliat    Knj>lisli    and    Kreneli  and   Anieriean  armies 
sliall  never  inont  meet  on   the  hattlelield.     We  vie  in  the 
peaeel'ni   eontests  of  art  and   scieniH',  and   will   settle   tlie 
inevital)le  disputes  l)y  arhitration.     There  are  social   pn.h- 
lenis  hefore  ns,  as  dillieult   of  sohition  as  any   that    have 
vexed  tlie  past.     The  very  complieation  of  the  interhiein^- 
nerves  of  our  uio(h>rn  eivili/.atiou.   which  ofHers  so  many 
ohslacles  to  wai-  an*l  hinds  nations  over  to  i<ee|)  the  peace, 
is  pro(hicino>  disonh-rs  and  (hinders  within  eacli  state  that 
re(|uire  nicer  suryciy  tliau  that  of  tli<'  sw.u-<l  (U-  the  haymiet. 
It  is  tiien  witli  faces  to  the  future   that    we  dedicate  tliis 
monument  to  the  memory  (»f  all  the  hrave  men  who  fought 
and  fell  at  Louishury-.  whetiier  under  the  Cross  of  St.  (Jeorj^e 
or   the  Lilies  of  France.     'I'he  morniiij--  sun   will   illumine 
its  summit.     The  sunset  ray  will  jrild  its  massive  and  simple 
outline.     The  storms  and  fo^s  (»f  Cape   IJreton   will   (father 
round   it.     In  sunshine  and    storm   alike,   let   it   tell   to  all 
maidxind  that   pt-ace   has    her    victories,  no  less  renowned 
than  war;  that  the  c(uiraye  and  resolution  of  the  fathers 
live  in  the  hearts  of  their  children  ;  that  we  are  prepared  to 
face    the    conflicts,   the    dilhculties    and    the    |»erils   of  the 
comino-  century  in  lirm   reliance   up(ui   the   protecting'  can; 
of  the  same  (Jod  who  was  with  our  fathers  and  will  he  with 
all  who  are  loyal  to  ilim  to  the  end  of  time. 

A(l(lr«'ssos  wcfc  also  made  hy  Dr.  Mackay  ol'tlic 
N.  S.  Mistorical  Sociciy,  I).  II.  riigraiiam,  IJnitod 
Stall's  (M)nsiil-o(.,KM'al  lor  Nova  Scotia,  and  i'i'|nv- 
scnljilivcs  «d"tlK'  vai-ioiis  Slate  Societies  of  Colonial 
Wai's,  ulicii  the  inoiiiiinciit  was  iinvt'ik'<l  l)v  His 
Honor  Li('iit('nant-CT<>vi'rnor  Daly  of  Nova  Scotia, 
on  lu'liaH'orilis  Mxccllcncy  tiic  Earl  oC  Abci-dci'n, 
i^ovcrnoi'-^^cncral  ot'Cana«la;  and  salutes  were  fii-cd. 


NKW    IIAMI'Sllll.'K    MI'.N     Al     I.uT  ISI'.f  IM  i.  <)'5 

After  luMiediction  by  tlic  \iv\.  T.  Fi'nscr  DrajHT, 
ivctor  of  St.  l5ai'th()loim'\v''s  Cliiin-h,  lj()uisl)iir«»-,  the 
members  ol'tbe  Society  ol' Colonial  Wars  and  tlieir 
<»iiests  dined  together. 

In  the  evenlnj4',  at  the  Sydney  hotel,  the  mayoi- 
and  recorder  ol"  Sydney  and  warden  of  the  nnmi- 
eipality  presented  an  aihlress  of  welcome,  congratn- 
lation,  and  thanks  to  the  visiting  members  of  tlie 
Society  of  Colonial  AV'^ars.  Mappy  responses  were 
made  by  several  of  the  visitoi's  and  by  A.  G.  Jones, 
and  a  vei'y  pleasant  time  was  bron<j:ht  to  a  close  by 
sin<>in<»'  "Anld  Lang  Syne." 


